Immigration Today
PARALLEL STORY
More recently, some government policies attempted to change course on immigration. A travel ban, which affected people from predominantly Muslim countries, and the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, were both enacted and reversed within a few years. Debates continue to rage around immigration policies, and who should be included as a citizen in the fabric of the United States.
Although it is no easy feat to become a U.S. citizen, people from all walks of life continue to strive to become Americans. Here, 23 individuals from 12 different countries – including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zambia – celebrate after becoming U.S. citizens. Many family members and close friends came to show their support at this event, which commemorated both Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Photograph by Michael Quinn, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, September 23, 2010.
Marchers in Philadelphia, PA, protest the proposed dissolution of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Slogans related to other recent immigration legislation, such as strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border wall, are also seen here. Photograph by Joe Diette, September 5, 2017.