Ignacia Moya immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1960s. Monday, the senior citizen became a US citizen.
ABC 7’s Theresa Gutierrez was there when Moya took the oath of citizenship.
Dreams of citizenship and voting finally are fulfilled for 106-year-old Ignacia Moya. Monday, at Casa Michoacan in Pilsen, she was administered the oath of citizenship and became America’s newest — and one of its oldest — Americans after accepting the responsibility of becoming a citizen.
Moya was surrounded by her daughter, son, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
‘She’s been through a lot of things. Been in the emergency room and almost passed away, but didn’t give up,’ said Rosa Ramirez, Moya’s granddaughter.
‘She said all her children were citizens of the United states, and she just wanted to be just like them, and she said this November she wanted to do something she hasn’t been able to do in 106 years, and that is vote,’ said U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, (D) Chicago.
