My family and I hope to apply for US Citizenship on Nov 5th!

[Applan]

I, my wife and two children have been living in the USA now for about 10 years and about 6 years as permanent residents (Green Card holders). Before you can apply for citizenship the rule states that you have to have been a permanent resident for 5 years. I asked my wife earlier this year whether she wanted to apply for citizenship and she said no, she did not want to become a citizen under George Bush or any other republican for that matter (she said she couldn’t feel the pride required to become a citizen under a country with a corrupt election system, with a government that tortures people and starts wars unprovoked etc, etc).

I was disappointed and sad that she made that decision but could see her point (and we live in a red state so we thought, well, our vote would make no difference anyway). My wife has often talked about leaving the USA during the Bush years (we are lucky that we could have moved to Canada or the UK if we chose). When we moved here the country was glowing after 6 years of a Clinton presidency and we settled in very well until the Supreme Court stepped in and awarded the presidency to Bush. Even during the first 9 months of 2001 we didn’t pay much attention to politics and then 9/11 happened and, well, you know the rest.

Anyway, last week I was delighted when she said that if Barack Obama is elected President then she would want to become a citizen. We are so excited about the prospect of a Democratic President- it will renew our belief in the United states of America as a great country and make us proud to call ourselves CITIZENS.

[Metta]

1. Congratulations.

As Winston Churchil said, "Democracy is the worst system of government, ... except for all the others."

[Applan]

3. Thank you

And I have to say that if it weren't for DU I would have gone absolutely crazy over the last 5 years. DU is my first source of political news every time.

[Metta]

5. I agree.

Do you get MSNBC on cable tv? Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow are a consistently refreshing source of truth, too.

[barbtries]

2. welcome home

fellow citizen! (i'll just pretend it's a done thing, it should be but we still don't know all the tricks the friggin republicans might have up their sleeves)

if it ain't obama, i don't know if i will stay in this country, and i have been virtually nowhere else.

[BornBlue]

4. Please tell your wife that

I had the same feelings about getting married while Bush was president. I am so happy at the likelihood of Obama being my president when I get married this coming April!

Congrats and Good Luck!