Sep 15, 2026 · 26 min · 7 segments
SOMOS Citizenship Team, Jesús Güereca, Nicole Laudicina & Gretel Barrita, talk about the Citizenship Now! program and National Citizenship Day
Marcela DiazHostJesús GüerecaGuestNicole LaudicinaGuestGretel BarritaGuest
That, of course, means that we're really supporting and helping people do it on their own.
Who can talk a little bit about that aspect of our citizenship program, Ciudadanía Ya? I always like reminding people that it's Ciudadanía Ya, Citizenship Now, Juntos Hacemos el Cambio.
There are some people, some politicians and elected officials at the federal level, probably at the local level, who don't want every vote to count.
And so immigrants, you know, who are not citizens can go knocking on doors, can help register people to vote.
I don't know, Gretel, do you want to talk to us a little bit about what that program, what makes our program different than some of the other citizenship programs that we see in the state?
And, yeah, they make it like mucha confianza, like trust people to help to doing that process because it's a little bit hard for the people.
Also, they don't know, it's expensive, Marcela, it's like very expensive if they hire a lawyer, right? And And this program, they make it a community, like together, like you say, juntos hacemos, somos más fuertes.
Like, yeah, the people, it was, it's very exciting to enjoy this program for not long, you know?
That, of course, means that we're really supporting and helping people do it on their own.
Who can talk a little bit about that aspect of our citizenship program, Ciudadanía Ya? I always like reminding people that it's Ciudadanía Ya, Citizenship Now, Juntos Hacemos el Cambio.
There are some people, some politicians and elected officials at the federal level, probably at the local level, who don't want every vote to count.
And so immigrants, you know, who are not citizens can go knocking on doors, can help register people to vote.
I don't know, Gretel, do you want to talk to us a little bit about what that program, what makes our program different than some of the other citizenship programs that we see in the state?
And, yeah, they make it like mucha confianza, like trust people to help to doing that process because it's a little bit hard for the people.
Also, they don't know, it's expensive, Marcela, it's like very expensive if they hire a lawyer, right? And And this program, they make it a community, like together, like you say, juntos hacemos, somos más fuertes.
Like, yeah, the people, it was, it's very exciting to enjoy this program for not long, you know?
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