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Originally Posted by TurboAngel
One set came over in 1918, the other set I'm not sure of the year but it was after WWII. They first wen to Canada and then came to the us. My mom was born in Canada so she had a green card but became an US citizen like 10 years or so ago, I'm not sure what they did to be honest with you all I know is they did it legally and that's what counts.

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Your mom immigrated from Canada? So she was facing no real hardship in her native country and probably had the money to facilitate the citizenship process. Her situation can hardly be compared to a poor person immigrating from Mexico.