Saturday, September 29, 2007

Group eases the road to citizenship

This Arkansas group is helping permanent residents become citizens. DP

BY ROBERT J. SMITH

nwanews.com: SPRINGDALE — Abraham Carvajal doesn’t expect a tricky path to citizenship.

Carvajal, 19, was born in Mexico and has lived in Arkansas since he was 7, when his father took a job as a pastor in Hope.

He graduated from Shiloh Christian High School in Springdale. He speaks fluent English and works as a teller at Regions Bank in Springdale. He “never got around to” changing his status from a legal permanent resident to a U. S. citizen.

Carvajal is the type of legal immigrant the Arkansas Citizenship Coalition intends to move toward citizenship.

Carvajal said he’s looking into naturalization because he wants to vote.
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1 comment:

Abraham Carvajal said...

This is a true story! Next Monday November 24th, 2008 I will be a full pledged citizen!