Posted on 07/16/2007 10:00:00 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
ORANGE - It took 10 years and a grandchild to convince Garden Grove resident Arturo Cervantes to become a U.S. citizen – and a nudge from a national citizenship campaign.
While the 40-year-old assistant warehouse supervisor pined for his native Mexico, Cervantes abandoned the idea of returning the day he became a grandfather. His wife saw a television ad about help filling out citizenship forms and he started surfing the Web to see how he could apply.
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
Is a green card required to apply?
The article is not clear.
How many of these applicants are illegal aliens?
They would all have to be legal to apply for citizenship. Mr. Cervantes and all other applicants must be a Resident Alien for at least five years minimum (I think)to meet the qualifications for citizenship.
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