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At the debates, my message resonated with America. I know why.
My life hasn’t always been easy, and I know yours hasn’t either. I understand the struggle real people in this country face.
I watched my grandmother clean other people’s houses for a living. She never got passed the 4th grade. She came here from Mexico when she was seven, rolled up her sleeves, and worked 20-hour days to give us a better life.
My mom was a single mom. She experienced first-hand that gut-wrenching feeling of not being able to put food on the table when my brother and I were little. I felt guilty when I got sick because it meant that my family would be crushed under bills from the doctor.
I know what it feels like to be from an immigrant family, in a neighborhood that doesn’t have much privilege. I grew up in one.
Here is the bottom line -- I get it because I’ve lived it:
I know how much equal pay would have meant for my mom -- that’s why I stood up for it at the debates this week.
I see my grandmother in the images of the babies separated from their parents at the border -- that’s why I stood up for a humane immigration plan.
I see my childhood neighborhood when I go to Flint, Michigan and hear about kids living without drinking water -- that’s why I’m standing up for lead policy.
I see my son and daughter in the faces of children with no access to quality education -- that’s why I’m fighting for universal pre-K for all.
I promise you this: I will always -- always -- fight for you. And I need you to fight for me today.
If you want to keep me in this race, to see me at the next debates, and to help me build a sustainable campaign that’s in it for the long haul, I need you right now. My Federal End of Quarter Deadline is at midnight, and it’s a critically important moment for me.
Would you please consider rushing in $19 to support me?
Thank you,
Julián Castro
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