Melanie Armijos’ family is one of about 3,545 families who are migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers housed in emergency shelters across the state.
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Video: Inside the arduous and emotional process of becoming a new American
For more than 600,000 immigrants a year, a rewarding path to citizenship. “They’re here because they want to become citizens.”
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New Bedford immigrant finds business success after perilous trip from Guatemala
Morales is one of only a few Guatemalans in the area who have obtained American citizenship. Not only is she a naturalized U.S. citizen, but she also opened her own business — the Tortilleria Guatemalteco — on Acushnet Avenue.