New York Consul General Bienvenido Pérez said that more than 450,000 Dominicans have recently become US nationals. Thousands more have deposited the necessary documents to apply for US citizenship. Pérez pointed out that US politicians are now addressing the needs of the Dominican community, interested in their vote. He urged Dominicans to cooperate fully with the upcoming Census, as state and city funding to Dominicans will depend on the numbers counted by the Census.
