Rise in new citizens

Posted by Rick Orlov on June 20, 2008 6:09 AM | | Comments (0) |

Ernesto Alonso came to the United States 20 years ago, alone and looking for work - and a better life.

Over the years, he bounced around from job to job as he tried to make ends meet. But the North Hollywood resident never made becoming a citizen a priority until this presidential election.Justino Aguila in the Daily News.

"I'm becoming a citizen because I want to vote," Alonso said Thursday as his wife, Irene, and 9-year-old son, Miguel, stood by him during a citizenship ceremony at a Montebello banquet hall. "I want to be part of this country."

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