PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton was campaigning in Las Vegas earlier this year when she heard directly from a young girl who was worried because her parents are living in the United States illegally.
Now 11-year-old Karla Oritz has told her story to a national audience — from the stage at the Democratic National Convention.
Karla’s an American citizen who appeared with her mother at the Philadelphia gathering. Karla says she worries about what might happen if she comes home and finds her house empty.
That conversation she had with Clinton in Las Vegas ended up as part of a television ad for the Clinton campaign.
Karla says she remember how Clinton called her brave. The youngster says she wants to grow up to be a lawyer, so that “I can help other families like us.”
