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  1. DneprDave

    DneprDave Well-Known Member
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    #2 DneprDave, Dec 11, 2015
    When my wife applied for her U.S. citizenship, there was a woman behind us in line at the immigration office. We chatted with her during the long wait, she had no accent. I asked her what she was there for. She was applying for U.S. citizenship also. She had come from Sweden and had lived in Seattle for 35 years. Her kids encouraged her to apply.
     
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    #3 whaap, Dec 11, 2015
    Yeah, it's too easy for a lot of us to forget just how lucky we are.
     
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    #4 BruceK, Dec 11, 2015
    Agreed. Something like this happening to someone I know, and how much it means to her, helps me reflect on easy it is to take for granted if you were born here. Which, unfortunately I think a lot of us do.