When hundreds of thousands of Hispanic immigrants congregated three years ago in the area of monuments of Washington DC, a voice thundered on the multitude and promised in the middle of a big applause to advocate an integral migratory reform. It was Edward's voice “Ted“ Kennedy, who, on having observed the spectacle of the thousands of American flags that the demonstrators were waving, shouted even more loudly to ask: "Will they help me to defend the migratory reform?” "Himself" round it rose from the enormous stage, to what the democratic senator asked again: "Do they love the United States?” Other "Yes" arose like a roar from the Hispanics' biggest concentration that has been realized in the history, in the spring 2006.: “Yes one can!”, it exclaimed in Spanish "León del Senado", to crown the grand civic holiday.
This occasion served so that there was reaffirmed the enormous shared sweetheart that the Hispanics were feeling for Ted Kennedy, the tireless fighter for the just causes, the man who was supported next to our community when other politicians were done aside, afraid of an electoral punishment in the elections of half a term that would happen this year.
Ted Kennedy has died, but his message stays current, today more than never.
It is good to remember, for it, his words when it lost the battle for coming to the White House, in the primary democrats of 1980 where it was defeated by his partner Jimmy Carter:

“For me, some hours ago, this campaign touched to his end. For all those ones whose well-being has been our worry, the work continues, the cause lasts, the hope is still alive and the sleep must never die”.
Something similar happened in 2007, when his proposal of integral migratory reform failed for disagreements – and fear also - between the leaders of two parties in the Congress. In this occasion, when many were moving back defeated, Ted Kennedy did not get scared and, on the contrary, it summoned numerous activists and up it cheered them not to drop and to plan the next steps. “It is necessary to keep on mobilizing the immigrant community and to look for Allied Forces in the Congress”, it recommended. A hero has lost the community and to an affectionate friend. But his message stays in foot, like an incentive for the current and future generations.
“ It is possible that there has been silenced the roar of the old liberal lion, but his sleep will never die”, has just pointed out Harry Reid, leader of the majority in the Congress.
From Washington Hispanic we think that this is the best legacy that Ted Kennedy leaves to us, and there corresponds to our people now the duty to keep on fighting for the integral migratory reform, one of the sleep for which he committed himself in a loyal, firm and disinterested way. Yes one can!