The program teaches English and civics to prepare students for the citizenship exam. “It kind of puts their lives on hold,” she said. So, she approached the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Chicago about the possibility of holding a larger ceremony and then partnered with the Institute for Latino Studies to pull it off. “It’s kind of pertinent that this was held in Washington Hall,” Flores said.
El programa les enseña ingles y civismo a alumnos para prepararlos para el examen de ciudadanía. Así que consultó al U.S Citinzenship and Inmigration Services en Chicago sobre la posibilidad de llevar a cabo una ceremonia más grande, se unió al Institute for Latino Studies y lo logró.