Peters came to America with her husband, two sons and daughter in 1983 and worked as a nurse as she had done in Nigeria. Citizenship has been on her mind for 14 years. Peters has enjoyed working as nurse, but she also wants to go to school. I feel lucky. Not everyone get to be a citizen.
Many immigrants come to America with the hopes of finding happiness and prosperity.
Peters said she is happy. I'm still working on the prosperity. The naturalization ceremony represented a cooperative effort between the Immigration and Naturalization Service and various area organizations. The campaign was designed for people who were working to become U.S. citizens. To become citizens, they must have been at least 18 years old, entered the country legally, have been a legal permanent resident of the United States for five years or for three years if they were married to an American citizen, and be able to read, write and speak simple English.