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Kornacki: Darboh Relives Journey to U.S. Citizenship

By Steve Kornacki

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Citizen Darboh had just completed his first Michigan football practice as a U.S. citizen on Thursday night (Sept. 24) and was all smiles.

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Amara Darboh, a senior starting wide receiver on the University of Michigan football team from Sierra Leone, was asked about the best part of citizenship.

"It's starting my legacy here," he said. "If I have kids, they are going to be first-generation Americans and don't have to worry about anything.