[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H6104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CITIZENSHIP DAY

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include 
extraneous material.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on June 12 our office hosted our 
10th annual Citizenship Day event. This is a one-stop application 
processing opportunity for residents who wish to become U.S. citizens. 
With the help of local volunteers, elected officials and community-
based organizations, we were able to help over 150 residents take their 
first step to becoming a U.S. citizen. Over 10 years we have assisted 
thousands of people to become citizens of this great Nation.
  The Citizenship Day process involves completing United States Customs 
and Immigration Service forms, taking photographs, and having volunteer 
attorneys and U.S. Customs and Immigration Service representatives 
review the application and actually mailing it that day.
  Every year this event can bring tears to your eyes at the number of 
people who want to become citizens of our great country. While some of 
us tend to take for granted that we live in a great country, others 
wait in line all night long simply to submit an application to become a 
U.S. citizen.
  Although an event like this takes many months of coordinating, the 
rewards are remarkable. Not only does it provide a service to our 
community, but it increases awareness among legal residents about how 
important it is to become a citizen.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to list in the Record all the volunteers 
and groups that helped us on this event, as follows:

       Houston Community College--Northeast Campus, Harris County 
     Constable Victor Trevino, U.S. Customs and Immigration 
     Service, United States Postal Service, JP Morgan Chase, Alma 
     Latina Taqueria, League of United Latin American Citizens 
     LULAC, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, 
     Hispanic Organization of Postal Employees HOPE, Telemundo, 
     Univision, Quan, Burdette & Perez, Attorneys at Law, Hipolito 
     Acosta-Houston District Director of USCIS, Rose Aguilar, Mary 
     Almendarez, Norma Ambriz, Carmen Bermudez, Graciela 
     Caballero, Rob Caballero, John Cedillo, Mary Closner, Tolanda 
     Crombie, Anselmo Davila, Zonia Davila, Elias De La Garza, 
     Cesar De Paz, Hector DeLeon, Olivia Del Bosque, Raul Diaz, 
     Debbie Dimas, Jaime Elizondo, Armando Entenza, Linda 
     Escamilla, Fernando Espadin, Pedro Espadin, Silvia Espadin, 
     Charles Flores, Tim Floyd, Carmen Galle, Jaime Garcia, Juan 
     Garcia, Rose Garcia, Martina Garcia, Sophie Ha, Krystal 
     Hernandez, Ernest Hill, Amalia Huerta, Natasha Jabbar, Andres 
     Lara, Dorothy Ledezma, Teresa Longoria, John Martinez, 
     Leticia Martinez, Frances Munoz, Valerie Noyoda, Anna Nunez, 
     Isela Obregon, Rafael Palafox, Clauia Pulido, Isabel Ramirez, 
     Sylvia Ramirez-Martinez, Mary Ramos, Christina Ramos Avila, 
     Francisco Rodriguez III, Margaret Rodriguez, Catalina Rosas, 
     Patrese Ruffin-Bush, David Ruiz, Rosalinda Salazar, Noe 
     Sanchez, Cathy Shuler, Teri Smith, Christie Nga, Glida 
     Treadway, Theresa Turnini, Frank Urteaga, Moses Villapando, 
     Juana Wilson.

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