Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140050426

The demand for information on citizenship has grown so much in my district that. this Saturday. from 9:00 to noon. at the Instituto Del Progreso Latino. I will join my staff and local advocates and the local office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a free workshop on applying to become a citizen. Not only will people get help in understanding the process. but we will also help them figure out if they qualify for a fee waiver so that the $680 application fee that people have to pay is not a barrier. Think about it. There are roughly 8.8 million immigrants with green cards who have lived in the U.S. for 5 years or more or who have been married to a U.S. citizen for 3 years or more. and they can pass a background check and qualify for citizenship today. So what I am proposing is that. instead of renewing your green card. if you are one of those 8.8 million people. and you get it for $450 for 10 years. you apply for permanent citizenship. with a fee waiver. and become a citizen for free. That is right. Apply for citizenship. and you can vote for whomever you want to vote for.
Keywords matched
green card green cards Immigration immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
LUIS GUTIERREZ
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
2015-09-17
Speech ID
1140050426
Paragraph
#2
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