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Now that he's a full-fledged citizen, the fashion designer -- who was born in England to Muslim Pakistani parents -- plans to utilize his rights to the fullest.

\"And now, I will exercise my constitutional right as an American,\" he promised. \"Today, I will register to vote, and vote for the change I wish to see in OUR nation.

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