Citizenship – Fusion Nepal

While the Trump administration rolls out their policy to separate migrant families at the Mexican border, and empathy amongst immigration policy is in short supply, there are those who would instead welcome folks into America with a big flashy celebration.

Jimmy Kimmel, for one, who invited a group of brand new citizens to come to his show on Thursday night for the introduction to the country they deserve. Honestly, how hard is it?

On national Flag Day, a day of patriotism in the U.S., Kimmel celebrated six of the country’s newest locals in overtly American form — with goody bags filled with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer helmets, apple pies, and illegal fireworks delivered by Guillermo Rodriguez dressed up as a bald eagle. Read more…

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Ahead of his gigs in New Zealand in March, Ed Sheeran jokingly asked the prime minister if she could grant him citizenship. He got an unexpected reply.

Jacinda Ardern replied in video format to Ed Sheeran’s “informal” request via her official Wellington Chamber Twitter account.

@jacindaardern Ardern addresses @edsheeran‘s informal application to become a New Zealand citizen#PineappleLumps #Jandals pic.twitter.com/vR523xMm4M

— Wellington Chamber (@WgtnChamber) November 29, 2017

The first two questions are references to New Zealand culture. “Pineapple Lumps” are a kind of popular chocolate-covered pineapple-flavoured sweet, and “jandals” are the Kiwi term for flip-flops. Read more…

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