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July 2, 2007

Dozens to become citizens in Providence today

PROVIDENCE -- More than 50 Rhode Island residents will take the Oath of Allegiance this morning to become United States citizens during a special ceremony.

The event is set for the Roger Williams National Memorial Park -- where the founder of Rhode Island first established a settlement to provide refuge for those seeking religious freedom in 1636.

People from more than 20 nations -- including Cambodia, Malaysia, the Ukraine, Liberia, Bolivia and Iraq -- are among those set to take American citizenship.

Between half a million and 700,000 people become U.S. citizens each year.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 7:39 AM | Permalink

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