Citizenship in the Spotlight: 154 New Americans Sworn in as U.S. Sees Spike in Applications

Author: 
Ataiyero, Kayce T.
Periodical: 
Chicago Tribune
Year: 
2006
Month: 
May
Date: 
05/11/2006
Publisher: 
Chicago Tribune
Publication Location: 
Chicago, IL
Description: 

In light of the growing intensity of the political debate regarding immigration, the U.S. government witnessed a spike in applications to become naturalized citizens. In Chicago at one naturalization ceremony, 154 people from 140 countries took the oath of citizenship. This article is available from the Chicago Tribune archive.

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