As citizens we can easily take the benefits of our citizenship for granted. We forget our rights and our personal freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Millions, and maybe billions of people around the world would go to great lengths to have what we have.

It is important to know and understand those freedoms so we can be better at welcoming those who face oppression, hardship, and starvation. Our nation is founded on this welcoming principle.

One of our own has faced such conditions and has been welcomed as friend, a neighbor, and a community member. This leaves one last step - naturalization.

View the video at right and get a feel for the importance of this matter.