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View Poll Results: Please choose the response that best describes your legal status in the U.S.
U.S. Citizen, native-born 105 75.54%
U.S. Citizen, naturalized or other (non-native) 15 10.79%
U.S. Resident, permanent or otherwise 3 2.16%
Undocumented Resident 12 8.63%
Non-U.S. Resident 1 0.72%
Other / Prefer not to say 3 2.16%
Voters: 139. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-07-2010, 07:04 PM
 
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US citizen, born in Cali. First generation American born. Third generation immigrant.
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Old 05-07-2010, 07:16 PM
 
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Born in California. Parents and grandparents U.S. citizens also.
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, New York
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Born. Last immigrant, legal of course, was my great grandparents and my 2-year-old grandmother, who came from Hungary through Ellis Island. I even found the ship manifest at Ellis Island's records.
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:21 PM
 
Location: ...at a 3AM epiphany
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Sketchy but one side from Germany, the other Irish, one married a Native American here, several generations later, here I are! Oh, with two generations following.
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:32 PM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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Born. Last immigrant, legal of course, was my great grandparents and my 2-year-old grandmother, who came from Hungary through Ellis Island. I even found the ship manifest at Ellis Island's records.
My dad immigrated (legally) to here from from Hungary as well in 1951.
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:32 PM
 
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Mom's family here since 1800's, Dad came to US at 7 from Germany, Oma divorced her Nazi hubby & married a US soldier after WWII.
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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Native Born - Arizona Native
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:37 PM
 
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Born in Mexico and sneaked across the border secretly in 1979.
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:41 PM
 
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Very proud new American citizen since Wednesday!!
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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US citizen; native born here.
Same here.
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