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LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Six soldiers deployed to the Mexican border became U.S. citizens Friday, apparently the first troops to take advantage of expedited citizenship rules while deployed to keep out illegal immigrants.
The six members of the Texas National Guard were among those sent to aid the Border Patrol after President Bush called for 6,000 troops on the southwest border in May.
Pfc. Fabiola Jimenez, who came to the U.S. legally with her family when she was a teenager, said she had joined the National Guard in part because she knew it would expedite her citizenship application.
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