Immigrants from 27 nations become U.S. citizens in Joliet ceremony

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Immigrants from 27 nations become U.S. citizens in Joliet ceremony

Ponle Fashola, who’s originally from Nigeria, said what brought him to the U.S. was simply the “pursuit of happiness.”Fashola was among 101 immigrants from 27 nations who became U.S. citizens Tuesday in a naturalization ceremony held at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.In echoing Thomas Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of Independence, he reflected on the common bond among all of these new Americans as they took the final step to citizens…