Since it is almost the Fourth of July, I thought this would be the perfect time to congratulate one of our JK Harris Supervisors, Kaydian Morgan, who took her oath and became a United States citizen on June 12th.
Kaydian was born in Jamaica and moved to the U.S. in 1989. You see, her brother was in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in South Carolina when he urged their father to relocate. She joined our JK Harris family in 1999 and was promoted to Supervisor in 2003.
“I’ve always been civic-minded and wanted to be part of the process instead of being just a very opinionated observer,” Kaydian said. “I will be voting for the first time in a general election in November.”
I personally give Kaydian all the credit in the world for a number of reasons: First, for moving to a country she is not native of; second, for learning the history and government of the U.S. and actually wanting to become a legal citizen; third, for wanting to actively take part in the voting process, which is every U.S. citizen’s right but not a right every U.S. citizen exercises; and fourth, for actually completing the very time-consuming process of becoming a citizen.
Kaydian herself admitted it wasn’t an easy process. She even said she began the process a few different times, but did not complete it due to the paperwork. “You have to complete a nine-page questionnaire, obtain passport pictures, and get fingerprinted,” she said.
But when asked what the most challenging part was, her reply was, “Actually sitting in the waiting room before my interview and the Oath Ceremony. You’re not allowed to have your cell phone or any communication device with you in the waiting room. Being the person who always has to have my cell phone/PDA with me so I can communicate with my friends and family, I was climbing the walls.”
Thank you, Kaydian for being a true Patriot. And, congratulations!
