Today, my husband and I took the Oath of Allegiance in Chicago with 98 other immigrants from 37 different countries! Indeed, a big day for us. My husband has been in the US for 18 years now and this is my 15th year.
The judge at the District Court made a moving speech. He said that he himself is a son of immigrant parents who were naturalized like us and knows how long, difficult, and nerve-wracking the process can be. He said you are also one of those "Fellow Americans" in every speech the President makes, and if anyone asks you where you are from, you proudly say Unites States of America. If they push you further, you say Chicago. The whole room burst out laughing. Tomorrow, we apply for US passports and renounce our old ones.