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十岁美国华裔小女孩欲修宪参选总统

History was made in 2008 when Barack Obama became America’s first African-American president. Are you looking forward to a Chinese-American president? Ten-year-old Alena Mulhern is working hard to make this idea come true. However, there is a big problem ahead. It is that Alena was not born in America. Born in Hunan province, China, Alena was adopted by an American couple in Massachusetts(美国马萨诸塞州) when she was ten months old. When Alena’s American mother asked about her ambition, Alena said that she would like to be the U.S. president. But she was told that, according to the law, the U.S. president has to be born in the United States.

Unlike other kids, Alena didn’t think of giving up. She considered the law as unfair and planned to make some changes. She wrote to President Obama with a joint letter signed by her classmates. In the letter, she talked about her ambition and how she would like his support to change the law. Though she received a reply from the White House, she was not satisfied with it. As a result, Alena started to attend Massachusetts state council meetings(州议院听证会) herself, hoping to change the law. In Alena’s opinion, an old law written 200 years ago shouldn’t stop the talents serving America now.