Immigrant of the Day: Eulalia Garcia Maturey (Mexico)

At 101, Eulalia Garcia Maturey will become a U.S. citizen on the 101st anniversary of her crossing into the United States from Mexico. The naturalization ceremony will take place this afternoon in a federal courtroom in Brownsville. On October 12, 1909, Maturey crossed the border in her mother’s arms crossing on a ferry boat from Matamoros, Mexico, into Brownsville, Texas.  Maturey was able to prove her legal status through a “Certificate of Lawful Entry” card issued to her in 1941.

For Stephen Colbert’s hilarious tribute to Maturey, click here.

KJ