The U.S. welcomed more than 5,500 new citizens during last year’s July 4 celebrations, including Sudanese immigrant Adam Maxmoud, whose pathway to legalization was temporarily halted by the pandemic. “I have been counting the days on my fingers, counting the days to have this very special day,” he said. ...
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Naturalization ceremonies throughout June have welcomed hundreds of new Americans. In New Jersey, one of the largest naturalization ceremonies in years welcomed 500 new U.S. citizens from 75 different countries. Ceremonies have also taken place in states including Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North...
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Nearly 7,000 eligible immigrants will be naturalized as U.S. citizens as part of this year’s Citizenship Day and Constitution Day, which were marked this past Sunday. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to naturalize more than 6,900 eligible immigrants in over 130 ceremonies that began earlier this month....
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: During the intense debate generated by Title 42, its eventual cancellation, and all of the drama...
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Jul 10, 2023
Si se creía que con el fin del Título 42 en mayo la situación en la frontera México-Estados Unidos cambiaría, los testimonios que recogen a diario los medios informativos que cubren esa zona hacen reflexionar sobre el verdadero impacto en las decenas de migrantes y sus familias que no...
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More than 5,500 immigrants are ultimately expected to be sworn in U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day naturalization ceremonies that began shortly before the holiday weekend and will continue on through the end of this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. 500 people representing nearly 80...
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Washington, DC – New polling from NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ finds that the American public remains strongly supportive of a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: 70-30% support for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. When asked, “Do you support or oppose a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the...
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New Immigration Polling from PRRI Shows Public Remains Resolutely Pro-Immigrant, Despite GOP’s Race-baiting Attacks Washington, DC – New polling from PRRI shows that a strong majority of the American public remains supportive of legal status and citizenship for undocumented immigrants. It’s a point of durable consensus among Americans and...
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Watch the ad featuring Cesar Vargas here Washington, DC – A new television and digital ad from America’s Voice features Cesar Vargas making a stark, direct-to-camera appeal. When he was undocumented, Cesar became a lawyer. When he gained legal permanent residence, he joined the Army. Now a member of...
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Today, President Biden announced the Build Back Better framework. In it, this Administration makes it clear that immigration will be included in reconciliation: In addition, the framework includes a $100 billion investment to reform our broken immigration system, consistent with the Senate’s reconciliation rules, as well as reducing backlogs,...
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