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SMU alumna Monica Lira Bravo delivered the keynote address at the recent naturalization ceremony where 50 immigrants became U.S. citizens

Dallas Morning News

Originally Posted: July 2, 2016

It’s a special Fourth of July weekend for 50 people.

On Saturday, they took the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

East Dallas resident and immigration lawyer Monica Lira Bravo gave the keynote address. Bravo, the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the most recent former president of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, graduated from Hockaday and SMU. She was recently elected Dallas County Community College District trustee for District 4 in a runoff election. WATCH VIDEO