Clinton Staffer Lorella Praeli To Become a Citizen With Obama At Ceremony
Source: nbcnews.com
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Dec 11 2015, 4:39 pm ET
Clinton Staffer Lorella Praeli To Become a Citizen With Obama At Ceremony
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/clinton-staffer-lorella-praeli-become-citizen-obama-ceremony-n478716
by Suzanne Gamboa
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at a citizenship ceremony next week where a Hillary Clinton campaign staffer will swear allegiance to this country.
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Praeli, originally from Peru, lived in the country without legal status for almost 13 years, becoming an activist in the youth movement that has pushed for a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal permission.
Her activism with United We Dream has included protests against Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and heckling of Clinton at a speaking event, before Clinton officially became a candidate.
But now, Praeli, who gained legal permanent resident status in 2012 after marrying a U.S. citizen, is on track to become a citizen in time to vote in 2016, possibly with her boss on the ticket................
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/clinton-staffer-lorella-praeli-become-citizen-obama-ceremony-n478716
Congratulations to Ms Praeli
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campaign staffer!
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"The countries of origin that will be represented at the ceremony are: Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Saint Lucia, Uganda, and Venezuela, Inouye said"
