LATINOS PURSUING DREAM OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP

(posted by Jesus Galindo)
Dramatic increase in Latino naturalized citizens reflects success of ya es hora campaign

LOS ANGELES - Latino newcomers seeking to become new Americans helped contribute to a record
number of naturalizations in FY 2008, according to a report recently released by the Department of
Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS). An analysis of OIS data by the National
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund reveals that nearly
one out of two (44%) of the nation’s 1,046,539 new U.S. citizens was Latino.

According to the NALEO Educational Fund analysis, 461,317 Latino legal permanent residents became
U.S. citizens in FY 2008, the largest number of Latino naturalizations in recent history. While the total
number of naturalizations increased by 58% between FY 2007 and 2008, the number of Latino
naturalizations nearly doubled during the same period, growing by 95%. In addition, the share of Latino
naturalized citizens has increased significantly in the last five years, from 27% in 2003, to 30% in 2006,
to 44% in 2008.
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http://http//www.naleo.org/pr/pr04-06-09.html