Jun
15
Spanish-language television giant Univisión is encouraging Spanish-speaking peoples in the US to apply for US citizenship as part of its Ya Es Hora (”Now is the time”) campaign.
The campaign, which started this January (07) in Los Angeles is now in a dozen US cities, including Miami. Univisión officials started the campaign to show Hispanic people the significant power they would have as voters if they became citizens.
According to federal immigration data, the majority of the eight million legal residents in the US eligible to apply for US citizenship are Hispanic.
To become citizens, immigrants must be legal residents for five years before applying for citizenship. Univisión helps in this process by broadcasting live every Friday from a citizenship drive location where, for $25, prospective citizens can get help with their applications from volunteers.
Click here for more information on Univisión’s citizenship drive.