More than 5,000 new citizens were sworn in at one time! Let's hope they all are voting in November, they should help get immigration reform going. - - Donna Poisl
By Associated Press
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano welcomed more than 5,000 new citizens in a ceremony Tuesday at Boston’s Fenway Park [map], in what officials called one of the largest naturalization ceremonies in the nation’s history.
Speaking to immigrants from roughly 150 countries, Napolitano congratulated the new citizens for their "long journey" toward citizenship but told them that they now faced new civic responsibilities as Americans.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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