Monday, October 19, 2009

Latinos are honored at citizenship ceremony

More than a million people became U.S. citizen last year. This ceremony in Portland had a mariachi band serenading 69 new citizens. - - Donna Poisl

By Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian

With a ruffle of colorful double-circled skirts and the "ay, ay, ay!" of a serenading mariachi, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services honored Latinos and their contributions during a special citizenship ceremony Thursday commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sixty-nine new U.S. citizens were sworn in during the ceremony at the Bonneville Power Administration auditorium in downtown Portland. They hailed from 26 different countries, the majority Spanish-speaking. Half of Thursday's new citizens were born in Mexico.
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