Forty immigrants from 18 nations became new citizens of the United States in a ceremony held this Friday, December 2, on the County Center campus in downtown Redwood City.
Red, white and blue balloons and streamers welcomed the new citizens in a ceremony as joyful as it was solemn. San Mateo County Supervisors Carole Groom and Dave Pine congratulated immigrants on their journey to becoming citizens and honored their commitment to democracy.
The new citizens are originally from Belarus, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, El Salvador, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Peru