A petitioner holds a pamphlet on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United states as he and 224 others wait to be sworn in as U.S. citizens on Sept. 17, 2012, at the National Archives Building in Washington, during a naturalization ceremony to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Silvia Flor (right), originally from El Salvador, puts her hand over her heart as she and 224 others were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Sept. 17, 2012, at the National Archives Building in Washington, during a naturalization ceremony to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
French native and D.C. resident Dominique Bagnato (right) is greeted by his wife, Tesa Conlin, and their two daughters Bliss Bagnato-Conlin (second from right), 11, and Mila Bagnato-Conlin, 7, after he and 224 others were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Sept. 17, 2012, at the National Archives Building in Washington, during a naturalization ceremony to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
