Piolín’s progress - He rallied Latino listeners to march for immigration reform; now he’s behind a push for citizenship.

Posted on: July 16th, 2007
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“ITS HARD TO FIND MUCH to cheer in the demise of the Senates immigration reform bill, which fell apart when two-thirds of Republicans and one-third of Democrats refused to bring it to a vote. But there is one thin silver lining. Dismayed that the federal government has turned its back on millions of working immigrants, record numbers of legal residents ”” many mobilized by Spanish-language media ”” have been applying to become American citizens, claiming their rightful place in this country.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, applications for citizenship from January through April were up 103% in the seven-county Los Angeles region ”” and 61% nationwide ”” over the same period in 2006. Some applicants have rushed to beat the increase in naturalization fees, from $400 to $675, set for July 30. Others have hurried to avoid having to take the new citizenship test, which will debut next year and is expected to be more difficult. “

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