He had a great life, came from a very prominent family. My mom and dad moved here, nine of us, into a two bedroom apartment with a den, two bathrooms. My dad was making $5.25 an hour. I watched him do rounds in the middle of the night. But he did it because my mom and dad knew that, that this was the place on earth where the seven of us could live whatever American dream we wanted to make for ourselves. (03:32–03:36)
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Asserts that Bernie Moreno's father earned $5.25 an hour after moving to the U.S.
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