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When history teacher Roger Desrosiers received a postcard from the Center for Civic Education in 1987 offering free classroom materials for the U.S. Constitution's bicentennial, little did he know that the organization would become his life's work. After decades of promoting the study of American
Immigration
This article includes an interactive quiz at the end of the story. BOSTON – On a sunny October afternoon, 368 immigrants from dozens of nations rose to their feet in Faneuil Hall's dignified upper chamber and swore allegiance to the United States of America, marking their entry into U.
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MIAMI (AP) — On a recent Saturday morning in South Florida, 50-year-old Edgar Ospina stood in a long line of immigrants to take the first step to become an American. Ospina has spent almost half his life in the U.S. after emigrating from his native Colombia, becoming eligible for citizenship
Immigration
(CNSNews.com) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich says his immigration plan "is a reasonable approach, but not a path to citizenship." On several of the Sunday shows, Kasich explained again what he will and will not do. He said he believes his guest worker/path to legalization plan will
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(CNSNews.com) – A group of voting rights activists is up in arms after the executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) told elections officials in three states that they could require residents to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship when using federal forms to register to
Faith
TORONTO (RNS) — A Canadian court has cleared the way for a Muslim woman to wear her face veil, or niqab, while taking the oath of citizenship. The Federal Court of Appeal on Monday (Oct. 5) refused to suspend its ruling from last month that the government may not bar Zunera
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(JNS.org) — Spain's government has officially granted citizenship to 4,302 Sephardic Jews as part of a new law granting citizenship to the descendants of Jews who were exiled during the Spanish Inquisition. According to Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala, the naturalizations were approved a day after the
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