California's new law actually allows illegal immigrants to pay the same subsidized in-state college tuition as full-fledged legal citizens of the Golden State.

"We want to be recognized as full-fledged citizens."

"The tangible thing for us is to work for a federal democracy and be a full-fledged Iraqi citizen."

Until the top brass accepts women as full-fledged citizens responsible for defending the nation, women in uniform will be the professional military's raw nerve.

The boy told relatives that someday he hoped to have a well-paid job in the States, as a full-fledged citizen.

They are not considered full-fledged citizens of Bangladesh and until recently were not allowed to vote.

"The question is, How can we deprive three million Americans of the opportunity to be full-fledged citizens?"

Economic change is now the test, and it is one the public assesses with the cranky skepticism of - well, of full-fledged citizens.

The children could meet their parents at times and now they are full-fledged grown-up citizens.

Feeling elated and thankful, we suddenly realized that for the first time in our lives we were full-fledged citizens of a truly democratic country.