Hailing from 15 countries, 25 people took the Oath of Allegiance at Rate Field before the White Sox-Detroit Tigers game. Wednesday's immigration raid in the South Loop put their new status in perspective,

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One has danced atop the dugout at Rate Field. Another earned a Topps trading card for throwing a perfect strike. And a third has run the Chicago Marathon 13 consecutive times. Sports is a habit, but their life’s work is a higher calling. They’re nuns.

The rain was coming late Sunday afternoon at Rate Field. Many of the lively 22,137 fans in attendance had headed for the exits after the Royals scored three runs in the top of the ninth and the White Sox,