Mayra Aldás-Deckert became a citizen last December having immigrated from Ecuador in 2005. Aldás-Deckert now helps other immigrants through her work at the New York Immigration Coalition. She described the naturalization ceremony where she became a citizen as "incredibly special."
Mayra Aldás-Deckert became a citizen last December having immigrated from Ecuador in 2005. Aldás-Deckert now helps other immigrants through her work at the New York Immigration Coalition. She described the naturalization ceremony where she became a citizen as "incredibly special."
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Gayle Gatchalian came to the United States from the Philippines before falling in love with an American man. Gatchalian now works for Women's World Banking, a non-profit headquartered in New York City.
Gayle Gatchalian came to the United States from the Philippines before falling in love with an American man. Gatchalian now works for Women's World Banking, a non-profit headquartered in New York City.
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Stalin Jesus Beltran came to the United States with his mother when he was 16. "I definitely want to make a change and making a change is voting right now in this election," he says.
Stalin Jesus Beltran came to the United States with his mother when he was 16. "I definitely want to make a change and making a change is voting right now in this election," he says.
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Ana Ferreira is an elementary school teacher who came to the United States in 1990 from the Dominican Republic.
Ana Ferreira is an elementary school teacher who came to the United States in 1990 from the Dominican Republic.
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