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Article: Call him Citizen Guillen; White Sox sworn in by U.S. Immigration.(Guillen, Ozzie)
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- January 20, 2006
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Byline: Paul Sullivan
CHICAGO _ The concept of free speech is something Ozzie Guillen has been practicing since he came to America from Caracas, Venezuela, at age 16.
And Guillen would be the first to admit his penchant for speaking freely has gotten him into hot water a time or two in his 21-year career as a major-league player, coach and now manager of the World Series champion White Sox.
But on his first day as an American citizen, caught up in the emotion of a ceremony honoring him, his wife, Ibis, and 19-year-old son Oney, Ozzie Guillen was relatively speechless.
After one last late-night cram session with his family at his Near ...