Melania Trump came to this country at age 26 with a goal and a willingness to earn her place here.

Melania Trump came to this country at age 26 with a goal and a willingness to earn her place here. .

She mastered five languages and went through the legal citizenship process the way millions of immigrants before her did — with patience, hard work, and respect for the law.

That’s the immigration story America has always celebrated, and she lived it all the way to the White House.

At a time when the country debates border security and legal versus illegal immigration, her example stands as a clear and powerful reminder: the legal path is the right path, and it leads somewhere great.