hi I'm officer Jennifer I'm here to interview you today hello my name is
Patrice Lumumba okay nice to meet you nice to meet you too
how was your how was your trip over today in your car oh it was very nice
but some traffic trouble some traffic traffic about how long did it take you
to get here today hmmm about 30 minutes okay not so bad
how was the parking the parking was a little confusing why is that because a
guard said I couldn't park in some area Oh
so but he was very nice okay very good that's good to hear are you ready I
think so okay raise your right hand do you promise to tell the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth I do put down your hand what did you just
promise I promise to tell the truth very good
please show me your green card your driver's license and any photo ID thank
you very much explain how you are eligible to become a u.s. citizen yes I
got my green card and I am a married to an American Oh congratulations thank you
how many years have you had your green card
ah six years six years okay very good so now we are gonna begin again what is
your full legal name my full legal name is Miss patrice lumumba
okay it's the name on your green card the same as your legal name yes it is
okay what is your country at birth my country
of birth is Senegal what is your country of nationality my country of
nationality is also Senegal in Africa what is your date of birth my
date of birth is August 18 1953 now what is your date of permanent residence
permanent residence as March let's see I don't remember the
date but the year was 2013 2013 so March was on let me see is at March 6th or
March 7 Oh March 7th okay thank you okay now let us continue so what do your
work yes I have a job okay where do you work I work for ABIP
accounting ok and what is your job there my job is lead accountant ok
congratulations he's very good promoting oh wow that's great ok
and have you had any other jobs in the past 5 years
ah yes before that I was a entry-level accountant ok with the same company
same company ok known different countries no different countries ok I
forgot to ask you two questions number one have you
what were your mother and father u.s. citizens before you were 18 years old I
know okay and I forgot to ask you about your home address to live in Sacramento
or do you live in another place I live in another place
okay wait would it work what is your home out of my home address is 2122
Norton Boulevard and I live in Vacaville okay very good in California California
okay good now we're we're ready to continue I'm gonna ask you about your
travel how many trips in the past five years have you taken I have taken four
trips for trips yes how many total days are you outside the United State total
days no more than thirty what countries did you visit I went to Mexico I went to
Canada and I went back to Senegal twice okay
tell me about your last trip when did you leave and when did you come back I
the last trip was to a synagogue I On June the 15th and I came back on July
1st what's that last year that was last year okay very good and what country did
you burn I went to Senegal so they go okay good
let us continue are you married yes I am okay and how many times have you been
married only once okay and what is your husband's name his name is Alfonso Ribeiro
okay that is he you see in America so yes he is okay but do have
any children and no we do not okay no are you ready for part 12 I don't know
okay oops I'm sure you are have you ever claimed to be a US citizen
never know have you registered to vote in the United States never know did you
vote in have you voted in the United States I have never done this did you
vote in Senegal yes I did very good okay now why can you not vote now in the
United States because I am NOT a citizen okay when you after you become a citizen
will you register to vote absolutely and are you playing to vote
in the November election oh you better believe it okay very good okay
so now how do you pay have you ever excuse me have you ever been declared
legally incompetent I know do you pay your taxes every year every year do you
pay them jointly with your husband jointly we found jointly okay very good
do you owe any back taxes no I do not okay now you go into any groups or
organizations yes I belong to the Parent Teacher Association and not because I
have children but I like to assist the school system excellent okay and how
about any churches our name yes yes we are Catholics yeah okay so now do you
have you ever been a member of the Communist Party no never
what's the Communist Party ah this is an organ
like the country in China or Russia or Cuba okay have you ever been a terrorist
no okay have you ever or killed somebody on
purpose never have you were you into your the military in your country no
were you in a paramilitary group in your country no no okay
have you ever had any weapons training no never
have you ever been a member of a gang and never know have you ever forced a
child under 15 to become a soldier you know okay have you ever been
arrested no never have you ever committed a crime never what is a crime
it is something you do that is not legal okay good have you ever committed a
crime but you were not arrested no I have been a very good person okay good
now have you ever been a habitual drunkard no have you sold or smuggled
illegal drugs no never have you ever gambled illegally not illegal no legal
gambling yes yes but not illegal okay guess so so you always pay taxes on
they are waiting for you when you leave the
casino you know I do not know that how they have the paper there the form for
you to sign I do not know yes you can I walk away
with your winnings unless you have to sign the paper first
really absolutely I need to go to a casino I need to win okay give me luck
young so now have you ever been deported never have you ever did you marry your
husband to get an immigration benefit no have you ever lied to get public
benefits oh okay did you ever serve in the US military
everything okay we're gonna finish up now do you support the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of course okay and is if the law requires it are
you willing to to bear arms on behalf of the United States to bear arms so this
means if I would care yes absolutely yes if the law requires
it are you willing to bear arms for the US military yes yes yes if the law
requires that are you willing to perform noncombatant you noncombatant services
in the US military so noncombatant means I am helping but I
do not have to fight and carry away correct yes I do this okay and if the
law requires it are you willing to help during a national emergency yes do you
promise everything is you say is true yes I do
congratulations thank you thank you so happy I'm an American!
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