STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Immigration is in the news a lot lately.

We’ve seen round-ups and mass deportations, but many immigrants are still working through the process to achieve their dreams of citizenship.

Isabel Vanegas, co-owner of The Taco Amigo, reached that goal last month.

Isabel was just 15-years-old when she moved to America from Oaxaca, Mexico.

21 years later, she can now call herself a U.S. Citizen.

“That’s new chapter for me, a new beginning. I’m so happy to become a citizen because here in America, there’s a lot of opportunities to live life better,” said Isabel.

She said she moved to Columbus to join her two Aunts and help her family back home.

After a decade long process, she finally got her citizenship last month in Memphis.

“I studied a lot for my exam, and then

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