{"id":8478,"date":"2026-08-28T00:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flacoguapomedia.com\/?p=8478"},"modified":"2026-08-28T00:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:56:15","slug":"magnificent-seven-sworn-in-as-us-citizens-in-naturalization-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flacoguapomedia.com\/?p=8478","title":{"rendered":"Magnificent Seven sworn in as US Citizens in Naturalization Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN ANGELO \u2013 Prior to the swearing-in Naturalization Ceremony, the Honorable Magistrate Judge John R. Parker told the magnificent seven immigrants soon-to-be U.S. citizens that nearly half the Fortune 500 was founded by immigrants.<br \/>\nA new analysis of the 2025 Fortune 500 list reveals that 46.2 percent of America\u2019s largest companies (231 out of 500) were founded by immigrants or their children, info per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\">https:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSeveral major American corporations with these roots include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple (founded by Steve Jobs, the son of a Syrian immigrant).<\/li>\n<li>Google \/ Alphabet (co-founded by a Russian immigrant whose name is Sergey Brin).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Judge Parker also stated. \u201cOne-third of our doctors are now growing. Legal immigration in this country represents six trillion dollars.&#8221;<br \/>\nAmong the Magnificent seven was Dr. Sanjay Shashikant Patel, and his lovely wife, Nitaben both who decided to make it a \u201ctwo-for-one\u201d ceremony. Dr. Patel, an MD is employed at Shannon Urgent Care West.<br \/>\nHow great was this day for you and your wife to become U.S. citizens together? \u201cI feel as happy as I was on the day of our engagement, and wedding. So, it is a great feeling after a long, long time\u201d Patel said.<br \/>\nWhen Dr. Patel came to the United States 18 years ago, he was an intern in the residency program that offered an H-1B visa.<br \/>\nThe H-1B visa is a non-immigrant U.S. visa that allows American companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or practical application of highly specialized knowledge per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nBelow are the names of the magnificent seven individuals representing four countries: India, Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico, who took the oath to become newly minted US citizens on Wednesday August 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Felix Basil Archibong<\/li>\n<li>Dalia Zamary Gonzalez Chavarria<\/li>\n<li>Perla Medina<\/li>\n<li>Nitaben Sanjay Patel<\/li>\n<li>Sanjay Shashikant Patel<\/li>\n<li>Mario Rodriguez Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Shoel Tirado Medina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Naturalization Ceremony was held at\u00a011:00 a.m.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in the O.C. Fisher Federal Building, 2nd Floor Courtroom, 33 E. Twohig Ave. San Angelo, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN ANGELO \u2013 Prior to the swearing-in Naturalization Ceremony, the Honorable Magistrate Judge John R. Parker told the magnificent seven immigrants soon-to-be U.S. citizens that nearly half the Fortune 500 was founded by immigrants. 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