yesterday my wife and I took our sons girlfriend to take her oral exam to become a citizen.
She has been working on becoming an American since she was 12.
Working on her Masters in Business at Florida Atlantic U.
So very proud.
Happy American Citizenaversary!!!
Although born here in USA/TX, each morning our local radio station plays “God Bless America”, “The Star Spangled Banner” and an older man instructs us to cross your heart before he says the Pledge of Allegiance....it makes me so proud to be a citizen of this country, even with all its problems....and a blessing God placed me here!!
Thank you for your service and thank you also for sharing your thoughts and your wonderful story.
Not only do the lax policies (or complete lack of policies) concerning immigration insult, mock and demean those of us who were born as citizens, but it does the same to those, like you, who worked to achieve citizenship the right way. We are lucky you wanted to join us.
Peach
I see this so often an immigrant who struggles through many adversities to come to this country and to become a citizen displaying far more love, appreciation and dedication to their new home than many that are native born.
You don’t see this in so many illegals, they want to come here get on the ‘gravy train’ enjoy our standard of living make money to send home, but this country never becomes their real home and there is never love nor appreciation in their hearts for it.
Saaa lute! And thank you New Zealand for giving us such an active citizen in our midst. Because you came here, Nana, America has (how many is it now)five more citizens than it would have had if you had not been here. We salute you and your determination. Such a spirit is slowly dying in our more and more divided country under democrat rule which seeks to make everyone government dependents.
Happy anniversary and my sincere Thank You!
Happy Anniversary my fellow American!
So glad you came here...if only many regular American automatic citizens were as thankful. Congratulations. Send your piece to a newspaper...it should be printed far and wide.
Congratulations, I know it is an undertaking and quite a nig decision. I have a couple of friends who have gone through it and although I’ve never gotten the gritty details, I understand it was a challenging process. In fact, my neighbor (From Switzerland) just started the process himself. He was up in arms over the questionnaires the other day, tearing his house apart looking for travel records (he traveled back and forth from Austria, Germany and Switzerland multiple times a year for the past couple decades).
To me your posts fit your name, you think like a good ole Tennessee, or Texas girl, it’s hard to believe that you weren’t born and raised here.
Congratulations!! My wife will mark 20 years a citizen having taken her pledge in that same courthouse twenty years ago this May.
I’m so glad you’re an American. :)
What a great post. I’m proud to call you my fellow American.
You did it your way, which was the correct way!
Congrats.