Citizenship applicants protest delays
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The rally outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office came the same day the agency's director visited
Most of the 150 people at the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now rally wore T-shirts that said: "We waited in line. We followed the rules. Citizenship
Citizenship and Immigration Services officials say some who applied for naturalization will have to wait up to 18 months, more than twice the national average of seven months. The wait will keep immigrants who applied after June 1 from becoming naturalized citizens in time to register to vote in the November presidential election.
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