{"628869":{"#nid":"628869","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez Becomes a United States Citizen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez (AC Mechanic 1) for becoming a United States citizen on July 3, 2019. Originally from Zocatecas, Mexico, Maria came to the U.S. in 2004 on a travel visa seeking a safer place to live for her and her three children.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaria said, \u0026ldquo;I am so appreciative of all the opportunities there are in America and so happy to be able to live and work here.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter receiving a work visa, Maria began the application process to become a U.S. citizen in 2014. This rigorous process involved providing proof of job security, undergoing an in-depth background check as well as passing a test that included questions on U.S. History, knowledge of U.S. laws and regulations, and an understanding of American financial systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaria has worked at Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Facilities Management since 2017 and is the only female AC Mechanic in the Area 1 team. She hopes to save enough money so that her 19-year-old daughter can become a citizen as well. And most importantly, she\u0026rsquo;s happy that she can now return to Mexico to visit her parents and siblings that she hasn\u0026rsquo;t seen in more than 15 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez (AC Mechanic 1) for becoming a United States citizen on July 3, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Congratulations to Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez (AC Mechanic 1) for becoming a United States citizen on July 3, 2019."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2019-11-11 18:11:28","changed_gmt":"2019-11-12 17:10:41","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628868":{"id":"628868","type":"image","title":"Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez","body":null,"created":"1573495528","gmt_created":"2019-11-11 18:05:28","changed":"1573495528","gmt_changed":"2019-11-11 18:05:28","alt":"Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez","file":{"fid":"239502","name":"Maria new US citizen photo.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Maria%20new%20US%20citizen%20photo.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Maria%20new%20US%20citizen%20photo.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":687918,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Maria%20new%20US%20citizen%20photo.JPG?itok=nzHMe2RN"}}},"media_ids":["628868"],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"183050","name":"becoming a US citizen"},{"id":"183051","name":"Maria Idalia Dorantes Martinez"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}