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1M New Citizens Break Century Record

Fee increase helps immigration service clear huge backlog

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 7, 2008 3:49 AM CST

(Newser) – Over a million new American citizens took the oath of allegiance last year—the highest number since the government began keeping records a century ago, reports CNN. The number of people going through the naturalization process has been steadily climbing for decades. The clearing of... Read full story »

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