Immigrants get help on citizenship process - Long Beach, California

“Maria Magdalena Silva, 82, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the United States for 25 years, is ready to become a citizen.

But the busy mother of 11 children was never able to find the time for the application process.

“I want to become a citizen because there are more benefits and also so I can vote,” Silva of Long Beach said through a translator.”

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