By Vivian Po, New America Media
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials launched an initiative yesterday to push for naturalization among those who are eligible. One in 8 San Franciscans are permanent residents, but not naturalized citizens, preventing them from being fully engaged in civic participation, such as voting, city officials said.
“We need to bring voices and communications to hidden communities and unheard communities about Pathways to Citizenship and the benefits of being citizens,” said Lee.
On Tuesday, Mayor Lee, along with Board of Supervisor President David Chiu and members of more than a dozen local nonprofits and foundations, gathered at the mayor’s office to unveil the city’s Pathways to Citizenship initiative—a three-year pilot program to push for naturalization among those who are eligible.
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