USCIS Honors Olympian Meb Keflezighi as ‘Outstanding American by Choice’

Since 2006, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded 130 naturalized citizens from more than 50 countries with the honor. Now, it’s Meb’s turn. BY MONICA GARSKE | NBC 7 Olympian and marathon icon Meb Keflezighi has won many titles but on Wednesday, he was awarded an honor very close to his […]

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Canadians of Eritrean Origin Face Discrimination

By CECCO, THE Eritrean consulate in Toronto was the subject of much controversy last week over claims by the National Post and the CBC about the alleged “extortion” of a 2% rehabilitation tax on expats residing in Canada. The CECCO deems it necessary to point out some crucial points that often are ignored by the mainstream […]

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