For thousands of immigrants who soon will be able to call themselves “American citizens this Fourth of July will be remembered as the time in which they finally achieved that vaunted and highly desired status. After months, and in many cases, years of awaiting action on petitions, submitting to interviews by immigration officials, hoping to hear good news from their attorneys and studying to take the examination necessary to become a citizen in this country, scores of immigrants will raise their hand to attest their allegiance to this country and be sworn in by officials authorized to make such a proclamation.
The Acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Lori Scialabba, will usher in approximately 9,000 new U.S. citizens during more than 100 naturalization ceremonies across the country from June 30 to July 4.in celebration of the country’s 238thbirthday. “We’re honored to celebrate Independence Day by welcoming new U.S. citizens at ceremonies across the United States, said Director Scialabba. “It’s our pleasure to celebrate the fulfillment of their dreams of citizenship at the same time we celebrate the birth of our country.
Citizenship candidates will take the Oath of Allegiance during numerous ceremonies, including: Nevada’s Las Vegas City Hall; Old Salem Museum and Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Turner Field in Atlanta; the Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, Miramar, Florida; Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona; the New York Public Library in New York City; the Seattle Center in Seattle; the National World War II Museum in New Orleans; the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in Memphis, Tennessee; and California’s Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara, California, according to the USCIS.
Many of the sites for such ceremonies constitute some of the most hallowed historical places which Americans and tourists often choose to visit when endeavoring to learn about the country’s rich heritage. These include George Washington’s home in Mount Vernon, Virginia; Thomas Jefferson’s home of Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia; the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota; the USS Midway in San Diego, California; the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey; and Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, New York.
The Shulman Law Group endeavors to ensure its clients be kept abreast of all significant developments relating to the process of naturalization to the United States. Edward Shulman, Esq, founder of The Shulman Law Group, LLC is a national speaker for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). AILA is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, and to advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice. In the course of Mr. Shulman’s involvement with AILA, he has been dedicated to educating other immigration attorneys about the import of helping intending immigrants to navigate a new cultural system. He meticulously follows all of the developments occurring in the battle over immigration reform so that he will be prepared to effectively assist his clients obtain either citizenship or residency if a new system is enacted.