WASHINGTON (AP) — Hispanics made up nearly half of the more than 1 million people who became U.S. citizens last year. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials said the number of Latinos who became Americans in fiscal year 2008 more than doubled over the previous year, to 461,317. That’s nearly half of the record 1,046,539 new citizens overall in 2008, a 58 percent increase from 2007. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQKI-mUtzRTYIm7MjslLxEoz2zVgD97DFPI01
I became an American citizen in Jan 1975 (application completed 1974)
In 2009 I probably would not make the cut...
Too first world...