New, 1:15 p.m.: Oath of citizenship taken by 22 people... -
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Published on: 8/25/2006
Last Visited: 8/26/2006
The path to citizenship was a long time coming for some of the applicants, such as Silvia Collins, who first applied for citizenship in 1992.
Collins, from Baja, Mexico, met her husband Matt in Chihuahua, Mexico, when he was working there for Westinghouse.
The couple moved to Grand Junction and married in 1986.
Collins, paperwork was lost twice after she filed it with immigrations officials 14 years ago.
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After the United States clamped down on immigration after Sept. 11, Collins, paperwork was lost by the FBI.
With help from Sen.Wayne Allard,s Grand Junction office, Collins, paperwork was found, again, in Puerto Rico, where she filed for citizenship.
Collins, owner of Coldstone Creamery in Grand Junction, said taking the citizenship oath was very emotional for her.
,The right time was today,, Collins said.
Living in the United States for 20 years without the ability to vote was difficult, she said.
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