Daily Archives: July 4, 2006

For the Fourth

I don’t know if the rain we had here earlier will go away and let the annual fireworks show go on as planned, but it’s looking reasonably good now. This beinh Houston, of course, one can never be sure. If … Continue reading Continue reading

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Could you pass the citizenship test?

Do you have what it takes to become a citizen? When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services officer. The questions are usually selected … Continue reading Continue reading

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Latinos driving to register voters

As today is Independence Day, I just wanted to note this exercise in democracy from the weekend for future reference. Latino rights groups today are kicking off their strategy to register new citizens and children of immigrants as voters in … Continue reading Continue reading

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