July 4, 2008 -- Phoenix, AZ: KERBY TEKEMAQUE, a member of the US Marines originally from Haiti, takes the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix, AZ, Friday. He is shipping out with his unit to Iraq next week and said he wanted to deploy as a US citizen. About 300 people from 41 countries were naturalized as US citizens at South Mountain Community College, in Phoenix, AZ, Friday. It was the 20th year the college has hosted the Fiesta of Independence. More than 5,000 people have become naturalized US citizens at the Fiesta of Independence. More than 5,000 people have become naturalized US citizens at the Fiesta of Independence. The largest number of new citizens, 158, came from Mexico. There were also large numbers of new citizens from the Philippines, Bosnia-Herzegovnia and India.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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