7 Aug 2008, 1:43am
korean disapora news: 17 600 S.Koreans US Citizens
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korean disapora news: 17 600 S.Koreans US Citizens
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17,600 S.Koreans Became US Citizens Last Year
About 17-thousand-600 South Koreans acquired U.S. citizenship last year.
According to the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 122-thousand Mexicans acquired U.S. citizenship last year, more than any other ethnic group. They were followed by applicants from India, the Philippines, China and Vietnam. South Korea ranked seventh.
A total of 174-thousand-453 South Koreans have obtained U.S. citizenship since 1998.
Overall, about 920-thousand South Koreans have acquired permanent residency in America since 1940.
Source: KBS