FULLERTON, Calif. — Maria Elena Castillo let her voice go unheard in American politics for a decade because she was afraid of failing the U.S. citizenship test that could give her the right to vote.

The Mexico native was convinced to give it a try by a massive citizenship campaign on Univision, the Spanish-language television giant better known for its newscasts and torrid telenovelas.

“I didn’t want to do it, but all the things I saw on Univision convinced me,” said Castillo, 37. She and her husband applied for citizenship at an immigration center where Univision was doing a live broadcast.

“We need to be part of this country,” she said.

Of the 8 million legal permanent residents eligible to apply, the majority come from Latin American countries, according to federal immigration data.

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