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 July 17, 2015 / Modified jul 17, 2015 11:20 p.m.

Welcoming New Americans

Attend a naturalization ceremony at the DeConcini Federal Courthouse in Tucson, where 46 candidates from 17 countries take their oaths of allegiance.
by Mitchell Riley

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We live in a nation founded by immigrants. Each year, more than one million people take an oath of allegiance to the United States at naturalization ceremonies across the country.

Mitchell Riley visits a ceremony at the DeConcini Federal Courthouse in Tucson, where 46 individuals became New Americans.

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