President Joe Biden invited 21 new US citizens to attend their naturalization ceremony at the White House.
The ceremony was held on July 2 prior to the Independence Day celebrations. In addition to President Joe Biden, the Secretary of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, was present at the event.
Tracy Renaud, acting director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), was the one who took the oath at the ceremony. In addition, she announced that 170 naturalization ceremonies were held in the first week of July.
Joe Biden recognized the work done by immigrants and their importance in American society. "It is the dreams of immigrants like you that build America and continue to inject new energy, new vitality and new strength," explained President Biden from the White House.
"Our country is also better today because its identity and its fabric as a nation of immigrants is stronger thanks to you," explained Secretary Mayorkas, who is the son of immigrants, about the importance of migration in the United States.
On the other hand, Biden made clear his support for the immigration reform project, which was presented in Congress in February and will seek those 11 million immigrants without documents can obtain US citizenship.
