Kate Duhadway

(JENNIFER MEYERS/The Herald Journal) Utah State University business student Luis Patino, of Mexico, sits outside the business building where he works in Logan. Patino became a U.S. citizen in April.

Citizenship out of reach for some with green card

LOGAN -- There is nothing Emiliano Gouarca wants more than to become a U.S. citizen. But because the 50-year-old Mexican immigrant had never been taught to read or write in any language, he failed the citizenship test twice and, after spending more than $3,700 in lawyer and application fees, now has to start over.

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