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In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Big Mac, double hamburger and french fries are seen on a tray on April 30, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS
The first meal I had as an American citizen was a Big Mac. This was in September 2013, and it cost less than $5 at a McDonald’s near the downtown Manhattan courthouse where the naturalization ceremony had taken place.