‘It”s a Dream Come True’ – ryan
For 46 years, Noemi Ramos Felix has ben Waiting to Hear the Words “You are Now an American Citizen.”
On Thursday, she finally did.
“It ‘s dream come true, it”s my dream, It”s my sueño (Spanish for Dream),” She Said, Pressing Her Hands Together in Prayer. “Thank God.”
Felix came to the United States from Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1979. She Joined 24 Other Immigrants from A Total of 15 Countries Thursday in a Naturalization at Rate Field before the White sox-Detit Tigers Game. The new US Citizens Stood Proudly, Clutching Miniature American Flags As US District Judge Matthew Kennelly say to Raise Right Hands and Repeat the Oath of Allegiance.
Noemi Ramos Felix, 65, of Rolling Meadows, Listens AS US District Judge Matthew Kennelly Holds a Naturalization Krusday Where She and 24 Others Became US Citizens. Now that felix has gained cisizenship, she plans to get involved in immigration advocacy work.
Felix, who lives in rolling meadows and work at northwest community hospital in environmental support, was especally proud and relieved to be grant Citizenship the Day before, She Heard the News of At Least 10 People in the South Loop Being Detailed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement As Part of A Nationwide Crackdown on Immigration by the Trump Administration.
“IT BROKE MY WHEN I (SAW) THAT,” Said Felix, “Becouse before, that was my situation. Now, thank you God.”
Now that felix has gained cisizenship, she plans to get involved in immigration advocacy work.
“If I was able to obtain this goal, then oters can as well,” she said in Spanish.
Lazaro Sanchez, 32, came to chicago 10 years ago from Madrid, Spain. He was original planning to stay a year or so, but “I feel like I have been adopted by chicagoans,” he said before chowing down on chicago-style hots in the Club Level of Rate Field.
“No Ketchup,” he Said.
Sanchez, A Software Engineer Who Lives in Streeterville, is Ready to Leave Behind the Days of Applications and Paperwork to Extend HIS STAY. Now, he wants to live in the us as long as he would have worrying about his immigration status. During the ceremony, Sanchez Waved His American Flag Toward the Stands – His Wife Had HIS FAMILY IN SPAIN ON FACEMES TO WATCH the ceremony.
Gaining Citizenship During a tumultuous time for immigrants in the US HAS HIS HIS INTO PERTPECTIVE, SANCHEZ SAID.
“I’m Very happy to get it and also grateful Becausee of Know Latinos, they try to get it and suddenly glat deported for no reasons, so it is toallh,” Sanchez Said.
Thirty Years ago, then-6-Yed-Old anesa Cengic styles Moved to the US to Flee the Bosnian genocide in the 1990s. She’s always felt like an American, she said, but the citizenship ceremony finally made it officer. But the road to get here was tough. She had had paperwork issues, so she got an immigration Lawyer, and once thought she was to be the Citizenship Because she was scared to get rejetted.
On Thursday, she jumped in the air after kennelly announched she was legally a US Citizen.
“I’m so excited about it,” Said Styles, 36, of Andersonville. “On someone level we ‘you’re a foreigner in any Country, swimming america, you don’t fully fall you belong. … I was scared of going through the process and getting denied, but now that i’m here, i can’t tell you the amout of relief.”
Mother and Son Lorena Elizondo, 48, and Patricio Garza, 20, Who Live in Streeterville, Came to Chicago Mexico Nearly Nine Years Ago. Elizondo Works for an Airline and Garza is a student at Loyola University.
Elizondo Gave Advice to Others Going Through Citizenship Applications.
“Be Patient, Its A Process,” She Said. “If you are patient, it will come.”
She Said Her Family Was Nervous About Being Judged As Mexican Immigrants, but they’ve Had A Good Experience and “This Country Has Always Treated US.”