<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/summer-2006/federal-case-immigration.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Federal Case for Immigration</title><excerpt>As a guide for blind skiers, Melanie Shender ’97 has led many sightless children down slick slopes. The avid skier developed a passion for such volunteer work after sharing her favorite sport with her mother, who is legally blind.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            <img src="http://blogs.westmont.edu/magazine/files/2006/11/MShender.jpg" alt="Melanie Shender"/>
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