OK, the hiatus of Immigrant of the Day is officially over. Send me your suggestions and I look forward to highlighting the accomplishments of immigrants contributing to America in many ways.
Congrats to Mexican-born Ignacia Moya who at 106 years old has become a naturalized American. She immigrated to the US nearly 40 years ago already in her 70s. Despite her blindness and deafness, Ms. Moya has persevered in seeking citizenship and is realizing her dream after nearly a quarter century of waiting.
All of Ms. Moya's children, grandchildren and great-children are in the US including her great-grandson George Bojorquez, a US Marine. Ms. Moya is the third oldest person ever to naturalize. The oldest, incidentally, was a Turkish native who was sworn in at the age of 117.