The Office of Citizenship at the United States Citizenship Immigration Services is beginning a campaign of advertisements to encourage immigrants to become U.S. citizens through naturalization.  An estimated 7.9 million immigrants in the United States are eligible to apply for naturalization.

Advertisements will be run in radio, print, and digital media and will be focused in California, Texas, New York, and Florida.  The advertisements will feature personal stories of immigrants who have gone through the naturalization process to become U.S. citizens.  The campaign begins on March 30th and will run through Labor Day.

A USCIS spokesperson said that this is agency’s first effort to advertise and campaign for immigrants to consider naturalization.  The promotion was approved under an $11 million plan by Congress to increase immigration integration in the U.S.

If you or someone you know would like to become a U.S. citizen and needs assistance in the naturalization application process, contact the Orange County naturalization lawyers of Garg & Associates, P.C. at 949-540-6704 and set up an appointment to meet with one of our experienced immigration attorneys.

This week, Congress reintroduced the DREAM Act, a day after President Obama delivered a speech on immigration reform in El Paso.  The President asked Congress to work together and pass the act and said, “We should stop punishing innocent young people for the actions of their parents.  We should stop denying them the chance to earn an education or serve in the military.”

The original DREAM Act was passed through the House, but failed in the Senate last December.  The new measure allows people to gain legal status if they came to the U.S. at the age of 15-years old or younger, have had a continuous presence in the U.S. for at least 5 years, graduated from high school or obtained a GED, and completed two years or college or military service.

To discuss becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States, contact the Orange County naturalization lawyers of Garg & Associates P.C. at 800-242-2151 today.