Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Earth, is donating $33 million to fund college scholarships for 1,000 undocumented immigrant high school students who live in the U.S. with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status.
In a press release announcing the gift, Bezos shared that his father had come to America from Cuba when he was 16 years old with no English skills.
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“With a lot of grit and determination – and the help of some remarkable organizations in Delaware – my dad became an outstanding citizen, and continues to give back to the country that he feels blessed him in so many ways. MacKenzie and I are honored to be able to help today’s Dreamers by funding these scholarships.”
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