City of Erie Welcomes 32 New Americans – Erie News Now [Video]

For David Kadouri of Toronto, Canada, it’s a life-changing moment that’s been years in the making.

Kadouri is one of 32 immigrants from 16 countries to receive their U.S. citizenship, during a naturalization ceremony at the Erie Federal Courthouse.

Each person, a different journey.

“For me, it was for employment opportunity, the ability to provide a better life for my family that I could have even in a great country like Canada, which I still have a devotion to in many ways,” said Kadouri. “But now, I have a new allegiance. A greater allegiance, an allegiance to what I think is the greatest country in the world.”

Pehuen Ciambotti of Argentina, was brought to the United States by his parents, back in 1986.

“We came here originally on visas,” said Ciambotti. “We stayed longer, and now we’re a lot older. I got married to the first love of my life, and through her I was …