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Alfresco

(1,698 posts) Sun Dec 20, 2015, 10:52 PM Dec 2015

Hillary Clinton's Latino Outreach Director Finally Becomes A U.S. Citizen

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-lorella-praeli_567035cfe4b011b83a6c9570?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices&ir=Latino%2BVoices§ion=latino-voices

WASHINGTON -- After spending the last several months urging Latinos to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Lorella Praeli finally will get the chance to do so herself.

Praeli, the Latino outreach director for Clinton, was sworn in on Tuesday as a U.S. citizen -- the final step in a years-long process that took the Peruvian-born 27-year-old from undocumented status to legal permanent residency, to a job with a presidential front-runner, to naturalization.

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Hillary Clinton's Latino Outreach Director Finally Becomes A U.S. Citizen (Original Post) Alfresco Dec 2015 OP

"My first vote as an American was for America's first woman president." oasis Dec 2015 #1

Congratulations, Lorella! leftofcool Dec 2015 #2

Congratulations...I had friends that went through it, and it is indeed a major undertaking. libdem4life Dec 2015 #3

I'll kick my own post because it's such a great story. Alfresco Dec 2015 #4

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #5

Oligarch! Warmonger! Sellout! Uninformed! BlueCheese Dec 2015 #6

LOL Alfresco Dec 2015 #7

K&R Gothmog Dec 2015 #8

Congratulations to her! Skidmore Dec 2015 #9

K AND R! JaneyVee Dec 2015 #10

Congrats! bobbobbins01 Dec 2015 #11

"Lorella's story, like so many other American stories, remind us of who we are as a people," Alfresco Dec 2015 #12

Cool, President Obama was there at the ceremony. Gracias Alfresco Cha Dec 2015 #13

De Nada - You are welcome. Alfresco Dec 2015 #15

.. Cha Dec 2015 #16

Cool (nt) bigwillq Dec 2015 #14

A Heartwarming Kick Alfresco Dec 2015 #17

oasis

(49,401 posts)

1. "My first vote as an American was for America's first woman president."

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Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:03 PM

Dec 2015

Lorella will tell her grandchildren someday.

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

2. Congratulations, Lorella!

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Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:09 PM

Dec 2015

This Hillary supporter is proud of you and proud to have you on Team Hillary.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

3. Congratulations...I had friends that went through it, and it is indeed a major undertaking.

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Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:22 PM

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Alfresco

(1,698 posts)

4. I'll kick my own post because it's such a great story.

Reply to Alfresco (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:56 PM

Dec 2015

And the music isn't bad either.

SunSeeker

(51,664 posts)

5. K & R

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 12:52 AM

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BlueCheese

(2,522 posts)

6. Oligarch! Warmonger! Sellout! Uninformed!

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:07 AM

Dec 2015

Did I miss anything?

Alfresco

(1,698 posts)

7. LOL

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:23 AM

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Gothmog

(145,496 posts)

8. K&R

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:39 AM

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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

9. Congratulations to her!

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 09:26 AM

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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

10. K AND R!

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 09:29 AM

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bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)

11. Congrats!

Reply to Alfresco (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 09:31 AM

Dec 2015

I know a lot of people who went through the process, and many who still are. It is a major pain in the ass, and full of so many gotchas. It's probably not politically smart for any candidate to campaign on an easier path to citizenship right now, but I'd love to see that happen soon.