Ignacio, 101, and Maria Guadalupe Correa, 94, Villegas have lived in the U.S. since 1968. Their permanent residency status was good enough for them, until now. Until Trump, that is.
They have become U.S. citizens in order to vote against the Donald. Ignacio swore his oath if citizenship on April 19th of this year, Maria Guasalupe followed one week later.
Here’s their story:
And here’s our celebration happy dance for the senior new citizens (yeah, I couldn’t stop myself).
By NBCNews A federal judge on Wednesday sided with the states of Arizona and Kansas, ruling that the federal Election Assistance Commission had to help these states enforce laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote. The states had sued the commission after it deferred requests from both states to help…
By Ignacio Torres, NBCLatino A group of U.S. Citizens and undocumented immigrants filed a series of lawsuits on Tuesday claiming abuse by Custom and Border Protection (CBP) agents around the country. Groups like Americans for Immigrant Justice and the American Immigration Council, who are representing some of the 10 plaintiffs along with other immigration advocacy…
*So much of what Donald Trump says is wrong, and part fo the frustration of many in the Latino community has been that the mainstream media has given him a pass on his misstatements. This time, Politifact takes him to task on one of his birthright statements. VL By Katie…
More than three in 10 Latino families in the United States caring for children under the age of 5 say they support the mass deportations promoted by President Donald Trump, […]
