Word: citizenships
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...great surprise that in 1975 Czechoslovakia's Martina Navratilova jumped the fence to begin her independent quest for U.S. citizenship and a ranking as the world's No. 1 woman tennis player. As shaped by New York Times Sports Columnist George Vecsey, this appealing Reds-to-riches story is as impatiently direct as Navratilova's game. Points are made quickly, aggressively and with authority. "You need a tank to beat me," she tells a haughty Soviet opponent after the U.S.S.R. had invaded Czechoslovakia. The Americanization of Martina begins with a move to Beverly Hills and the purchase of a silver...
Kahane acknowledged that his decision was also influenced by the fact that he may be about to lose his U.S. citizenship. A new Israeli law bars Knesset membership to anyone holding dual citizenship. Kahane claims the statute was passed in response to his election. In addition, the U.S. is considering withdrawal of his citizenship because he holds office in a foreign government. Should this happen, Kahane believes that his chances of getting a visa to visit the U.S. would be improved if he drops his link with the J.D.L., which has in the past run afoul of American law enforcement...
...couple have three Mexican-born children and one, Enriqueta, who gained her coveted American citizenship the most direct way: born in the U.S.A. After her birth in 1977, Valenzuela filed a residency application, which is still pending. Such long waits are common. The Valenzuela children were enrolled in the Los Angeles public schools without any inquiry into their immigration status. After school, the boys, Ricardo, 16, and Jorge, 15, work in the family business, changing and repairing tires, while Leticia, 14, helps keep the books. The girls also do many of the household chores, because their mother badly twisted...
...appears to be relaxing his pace a bit. Says a friend who has known him since 1975: "This is one immigrant who took immigration very seriously." He has applied for American citizenship and has no thoughts of returning to the Soviet Union. "I have an American child," he says, speaking of Shura, 4, his daughter with Actress Jessica Lange. "It still amazes me that she talks without a Russian accent. I thought it was genetic...
...parents, and by 18 she had dazzled much of Europe as a top Paris model. Then she came to New York City where she now earns $300,000 a year with the Elite modeling agency. She is here on a working visa and has not yet decided to seek citizenship. "What I love and hate about the U.S. are the same things. I hate that there is so little culture here. This is such a young country that it seems nouveau riche. But what is also so great about the U.S. is that because it is so young, it does...