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Justice Prevails, Sometimes It Just Takes Awhile
On this date, October 12, 2010, Eulalia Garcia Maturey of Brownsville, Texas, will take the oath of citizenship. This will fulfill her life long dream to become a citizen of the United States of America.
And what is so unusual about this event?
Eulalia Garcia Maturey is 101 and she has been in this country for 101 years, since being brought across the Rio Grande on a ferry boat from Matamoros, Mexico, in the arms of her single mom. It has taken her 101 years to achieve this status.
And you ask, is being a citizen of this country worth it? Ask Eulalia. Congratulations.
For more on this story see, the CNN article
And what is so unusual about this event?
Eulalia Garcia Maturey is 101 and she has been in this country for 101 years, since being brought across the Rio Grande on a ferry boat from Matamoros, Mexico, in the arms of her single mom. It has taken her 101 years to achieve this status.
And you ask, is being a citizen of this country worth it? Ask Eulalia. Congratulations.
For more on this story see, the CNN article
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