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).
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