Chicago Tribune
Beth Keathley was so close to becoming a permanent U.S. resident that she could already feel its benefits showering over her: a Social Security number, a cheery new house in central Illinois, an official state identification card. Citizenship would not be far behind.
On the day the Filipino immigrant took part in her first U.S. election last year, she proudly sported an 'I voted' lapel pin on her uniform when she showed up for her cleaning shift at a hospital.
Posted by tyne at December 3, 2007