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Ask a Mexican: Why Don’t Mexican Illegal Immigrants Simply Apply for Citizenship?

Dear Mexican: I asked my dad why the Mexican illegals don’t just apply for citizenship instead of coming here illegally, and he told me that they are not able to apply for citizenship. Is this true? Wondering in Wenatchee Dear Gabacho: They ain’t “illegals,” son: They’re “immigrants.” But even before Donald Trump became president, the […]

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