Awestruck

Power Line: "4. Mesko acknowledges the role of his mother in researching colleges for him: 'Mom was always about academics.' As in so many immigrant families, you can't overemphasize the importance of a good education.

5. Like Mesko when his high school coach told him about football opening college doors, Mesko's parents were incredulous: 'Before his senior season, Mr. Mesko had become the nation's top punting prospect. Indiana offered him a scholarship, then every Ivy League school offered him admission. 'My parents were awestruck,' Mr. Mesko recalls. 'This was really possible!'' You gotta believe!

6. Ivy League schools may not be the perfect fit, even for an outstanding student: '[T]he Columbia University coach told him, 'We can't guarantee you the NFL, but we can guarantee you Wall Street.' Mr. Mesko wanted a shot at both, so he enrolled at Michigan, one of the nation's top public universities.' He took two degrees at Michigan. You can't overemphasize the importance of a good education."

I'm not against immigration. In fact, if we could get more like this I'd be for trading a lot of our current "citizens" for them...