Immigration Bill: The road to citizenship is a long and expensive one

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Apr 16, 2013

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Immigration Bill: The road to citizenship is a long and expensive one

There are a lot of boxes to check before anyone can pursue that path to citizenship. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas joins the show with more.

Immigrants take the U.S. oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Irving, Texas.

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There are a lot of boxes to check before anyone can pursue that path to citizenship. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas joins the show with more.

The immigration bill being filed today by the Senate's "Gang of Eight" creates a way for undocumented immigrants in this country to, "adjust their legal status."

But as expected, there are a lot of boxes to check before anyone can pursue that path to citizenship. There is a $500 fee to pay, plus back taxes, and you are ineligible if you have been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas is here to tell us more.