Legal immigrants seek American citizenship in surging numbers
Tagged: citizenship, La Opinion, NALEO, newspaper, Spanish-languagePosted on: March 26th, 2007“Helped by the push of a coalition of 200 organizations here in southern California – including twice-daily pleas from the leading Latino TV station and full-page ads in La Opinion, the leading Spanish-language newspaper – a 150 percent increase in applications has been tallied: 7,334 in January 2006 compared to 18,024 in January 2007. Nationwide, the increase is 79 percent, from 53,390 to 95,622, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS.
“The battle cry is Ya Es Hora. Ciudadania Its time. Citizenship,” says Marcelo Gaete, senior programs director for NALEO, which helps applicants with the process. “The response has been so strong that at times we have a hard time keeping up.”"
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