Jacqueline Aguilar joined KGUN 9 as a multimedia journalist in February of 2024.
After 26 years of living in America, one Eastside woman voted for the very first time on Thursday after gaining U.S. citizenship.51-year-old Kathy McClain is from Ontario, Canada.“I feel at home here, this is home,' said McClain. 'I feel American.”McClain met her husband in 1998 and moved to America shortly after.“My mom always said since I was 7, I wanted to move to America. She called me her American baby,' said McClain.She's lived in the U.S. with a green card until this year.
”The price hike and a growing interest in voting led her to apply for citizenship in April. A few months later on June 7th, McClain was sworn in as a U.S. citizen. She applied for her voter ID that same day.“Oh my God, I can actually vote!' McClain exclaimed. 'Then it was like, ‘I have a voice now.’”To celebrate, McClain got a tattoo with the date of her citizenship swearing in ceremony.McClain voted for the first time in a U.S. election on Thursday, changing her life forever.
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