Oscar Alba-Mejia is the first CWS student to pass the citizenship test this year (2012)!

Oscar first came to the United States from Mexico on a work visa and lived in Arkansas before arriving in the Piedmont Triad.  He was living with an uncle in North Carolina when he met his wife who was already a U.S. citizen.  Oscar and his wife have an 18-month old son, and Oscar is looking forward to creating a better life for his son in the United States than what he experienced.  “Being low-income in Mexico,” Oscar explains, “means it is not easy to get an education.”

Oscar was a dedicated student in the CWS citizenship class, consistently attending class twice a week in Greensboro even though he lives in Kernersville.  He was most nervous about the interview, but the class at CWS helped alleviate his fears and give him more confidence in the oral and writing portions of the test.  Now Oscar is trying to spread the word about the citizenship classes, as he feels that any person who “has the opportunity to become a U.S. citizen should take advantage of it.”

Oscar passed his citizenship exam on January 9, 2012, and now feels that he truly has the right to be in this country.  Instead of feeling inconvenienced that he has to travel to Charlotte to take the citizenship oath, he is excited to take the final step to officially become a citizen.

Now that Oscar has achieved his goal of becoming a U.S. citizen, he would like to formally study English and earn his GED.  Here at CWS we wish Oscar the best!