Gabriel Granados-Jimenez cannot afford to become an American.
He's trying anyway.
The 30-year-old Pasco County resident and Mexican native said he borrowed $1,765 from his boss - more than Granados-Jimenez makes in a month - to cover the costs of U.S. citizenship.
He said he had no choice.
Starting Monday, those who want to become citizens - or just live here legally - will have to pay hundreds of dollars more for the right to do so.
It'll cost $275 more to become a naturalized citizen and $940 more for a green card.
That's why many immigrants have spent the summer scrambling to become Americans.
Publication Date:
07/28/2007
Source:
St. Petersburg Times
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