In June of 1981, amid his remarkable rookie season, Fernando Valenzuela was invited to the White House to meet with President Ronald Reagan and Mexico President José López Portillo. At the time there had been no meaningful U.S. immigration law passed for 30 years. But in the 1986, the Reagan White House helped pass the Immigration and Control Act, which granted amnesty to many undocumented immigrants. Many credit “the Fernando factor” for helping raise the President’s awareness on the issue.
Fernando, the hero - https://youtu.be/f5nQwnSKrcQ
Fernando discovered - https://youtu.be/79ocO5FEghs
Chavez Ravine ghosts - https://youtu.be/v1LvQvRpfvg
‘Mexican Sandy Koufax’ - https://youtu.be/xW5NZUwaD5U
1981 Opening Day - https://youtu.be/n7m1-qinXck
A changed fanbase - https://youtu.be/YOAKbYU14H0
The screwball - https://youtu.be/ppLoI28yhv8
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Fernando, the hero - https://youtu.be/f5nQwnSKrcQ
Fernando discovered - https://youtu.be/79ocO5FEghs
Chavez Ravine ghosts - https://youtu.be/v1LvQvRpfvg
‘Mexican Sandy Koufax’ - https://youtu.be/xW5NZUwaD5U
1981 Opening Day - https://youtu.be/n7m1-qinXck
A changed fanbase - https://youtu.be/YOAKbYU14H0
The screwball - https://youtu.be/ppLoI28yhv8
The media adapts - https://youtu.be/iQ7bbWzsCSM
Meeting President Reagan - https://youtu.be/nfHkikIi9eQ
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