Immigrants Become Americans at Disney World

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From more than 100 countries and ranging in age from 18 to 82, the immigrants took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a morning ceremony jointly hosted by Disney Parks and Resorts and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
USCIS's highest-ranking official, Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes, presided over the ceremony on the forecourt of Cinderella Castle. The event featured a welcoming address by Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton, the presentation of the colors, the national anthem, the Oath of Allegiance and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Actor Andy Garcia - a naturalized citizen himself - delivered a keynote address during the ceremony. Garcia, originally from Cuba, is an acclaimed actor known for roles in films as diverse as The Untouchables, The Godfather: Part III and Ocean's Eleven. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Tampa-based Senior Airman Brenda Langdon of the U.S. Air Force, an immigrant from Columbia who became a United States citizen during the ceremony.


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Citizenship, Distrust, and Democracy

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Americans for Legal Immigration

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attorney Arrested for Corruption

Attorney for immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) was arrested for accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for immigration benefits. ICE attorney Peter Kallas and his wife Maria Kallas used a pair of false companies to file false employment petitions for dozens of illegal and some legal immigrants. Attorney Kallas had more than $950,000 dollars in his bank account, beyond his salary. The ICE police arrested attorney and his wife at a casino. (http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3718)

State Lawmakers Outline Plans to End Birthright Citizenship, Drawing Outcry

      Legislators are calling for the end the automatic granting of American citizneship to children born in the United States of illegal immigrants. Legislators want to pass state laws that would create two tiers of citizens, a modern-day caste system." Presented was a bill creating a new definition of state citizenship, in addition to national citizenship, which would exclude babies born in the state with two illegal immigrant parents. Issue distinctive birth certificates to babies whose parents could not show legal immigration status. Deny citizenship to newborn children of hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants who live in the United States on temporary visas. The 14th amendment guaranteed citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in this country "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof". Guarantee citizenship to the American-born children of freed slaves.

     
      I have mixed feelings about the birthright citizenship. Article The New York Times(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/us/06immig.html). A child whose parents move here legally must take a citizenship test. There is no guaranteed citizenship

Citizenship: Right or Privelege

Is Citizenship a Guaranteed Right For Everyone?

      Achieving citizenship for some is as simple as being born, but for others the road is long.

           It begins with living in the U.S. for five years lawfully. You must be 18 and hold a "Green Card"; be a person of good moral character; and have the ability to read, write, speak and understand the simple in English.
           In Eau Claire we are seeing more nationalities than ever before. Many of these people hope to make both Eau Claire and United States their permanent home. Each group brings new ideas, foods and friends. We become better people with more contact.

           Granting citizenship in a good way to make sure we grow as a country, studying citizenship is important. (http://www.visaus.com/citizen.html)