Some immigrants face long waits to become U.S. citizens
Submitted on August 6, 2008 - 5:56pm.
Jackie Best - Summer 2008
WASHINGTON - Martin Izuchukwu Okpareke applied for citizenship in 2004 because he wanted to be able to actively participate in his community and politics. He is still waiting to become a citizen.
The National Immigration Forum released a report Wednesday called "Out of Focus: The Hidden Crisis of the Latest Backlogs in Naturalization Processing." It looks at the problems that immigrants face when they try to become citizens.
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