They pledged allegiance the flag Celebrities such as Pamela Anderson, Jim Carrey Camila CabelloThey moved to the United States and made the life-changing decision of becoming citizens.
Anderson — who holds dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S. — explained in 2004 that she wanted to become a citizen so that she could exercise her right to vote. The former PlayboyModel added that she wanted her parents to be able to join her in the U.S. later on in her life.
“U.S. citizenship will allow me, in the future, to petition to bring my children’s grandparents down to the United States to care for them once they become older,” she said in a statement at the time.
Cabello’s family heavily influenced her decision to immigrate to the U.S. in Havana, Cuba from Havana, Cuba. The “Liar” singer — who moved to Florida when she was 6 years old — admitted that she didn’t understand how hard it was for her parents to uproot their family.
“I didn’t realize it then, but, boy, does it hit me now,” she wrote in a 2017 essay for PopSugar. “I realize how scary it must have been for them. ”
Cabello became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2008 after she married. The former Fifth Harmony member said that she later recognized that parts of her Cuban culture didn’t disappear in the U.S.
“I was wrong about one thing,” she wrote. “My mamá and papá did not leave everything behind, they brought it with them. My grandma still makes pork and rice and beans every holiday like she did, and my mom still feels the waves of the malecón in her heartbeat because she still feels the most at peace when she’s by the sea. My grandma, dad, and I still get drunk singing Luis Miguel in our kitchen. We found our favorite Taco place in Miami (I capitalized Taco because they’re so good). We freak out every time we see another person from our country. “¿De qué parte?” Because we have home in us. Because we brought it. Every Cuban brought it, so we have Miami. ”
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