A Push for Immigration Reform

The Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’Rith presents Citation and Response with President John F. Kennedy in observance of ADL’s 50th Anniversary (1963). “We are a Nation of Immigrants.” © ADL (Anti-Defamation League)

Immigrants landing at Ellis Island, New York, 1903. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.

Cuban refugees on a raft, 2014. © Andrew Smith/Wikimedia.

A view of the Statue of Liberty and Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, New York CIty, ca. 1920. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, ca. 1920. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

President Obama delivers an address to the nation on immigration from the White House, 2014 National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Advocates demonstrate outside the White House demanding fair immigration policy, Washington, D.C, 2014. Reuters.

Senior Advisors to President Barack Obama meet in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Headline: “Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority.” April 8, 2009. The New York Times © 2009 The New York Times. All rights reserved.

Headline: “Immigration Reform and Hard Times.” April 13, 2009. The New York Times © 2009 The New York Times. All rights reserved.

Patrons walk through a store that is going out of business in Annapolis, MD, 2008. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images.

President Barack Obama speaks to the press after meeting with a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama talks with members of Congress to discuss immigration during a meeting at the White House, Washington, D.C., 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Federal agents conduct an Immigration raid at a meatpacking facility in Postville, IA, 2011. KCRG-TV/AP.

Gaby Pacheco, Juan Rodriguez, and other immigration advocates journeyed 1,500 miles from Florida to Washington, D.C. on the Trail of Dreams journey, 2010. Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

Undocumented UCLA students attend a workshop for DACA in Los Angeles, CA, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn.

News segment on immigration rights, Washington, D.C., 2010. PBS Newshour.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with people following remarks on immigration reform in El Paso, TX, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Thousands gather at an immigration rights rally to press debate on reform,Washington, D.C>, 2009. AP Television.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration announcement in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, D.C., 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Thousands wait in line to apply for the “Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals” Program, Chicago, IL, 2012. Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images.

Dreamers wait in long lines to apply for a two-year reprieve from deportation, 2012. Courtesy of ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE.

Undocumented UCLA students prepare paperwork for DACA, Los Angeles, CA, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn.

College student Bryan Ochoa hugs his mother Rosa as they wait in line for DACA assistance, Los Angeles, CA, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn.

President Barack Obama's election night acceptance speech, Chicago, IL, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Headline: "Growing share of Hispanic voters helped push Obama to victory." November 7, 2012. From The Washington Post. © 2012 The Washington Post. All rights reserved.

A person wears an Obama pin at NALEO, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.

Senators Hatch, Grassley, and Schumer confer during the Senate Judiciary Committee's markup for the immigration reform bill, Washington, D.C., 2013. Win McNamee/Getty Images.

Senator John McCain delivers remarks to the National League of Cities, calling for comprehensive immigration reform, 2013. NBC News/Getty Images.

Senator Lindsey Graham and the "Gang of Eight" outline immigration reform legislation, Washington, D.C., 2013. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

President Barack Obama holds an immigration meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Washington, D.C, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Eric Cantor loses re-election bid to tea party challenger, 2014. CBSN/CBS Archive/Veritone.

Members of CHIRLA hold signs reading "DAPA now!" during a vigil in Los Angeles, April 16, 2015. (REUTERS/David McNew)

Members of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles hold signs reading, "DAPA now!" referring to the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program during a vigil for immigrants at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Los Angeles, CA, 2015. REUTERS/David McNew.

Children and adults march for immigration reform near the White House, Washington, D.C., 2014. Win McNamee/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama greets audience members after making remarks on immigration at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, NV, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Prayer vigil in support of the DREAM Act in Phoenix, AZ, 2010. © Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire).

Naturalization ceremony at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama takes a group photo with naturalization candidates in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary Jeh Johnson listen as a new citizen says the Pledge of Allegiance at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 2014. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images.

President Barack Obama greets people during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 2015 National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

A group of people are sworn in as US citizens by the Honorable Jeh Charles Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security during a special naturalization ceremony at The National Archives, Washington, D.C., 2014. Photo by Leigh Vogel/WireImage.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with active duty service members at a naturalization ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, D.C, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama speaks to the audience at a naturalization ceremony held at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama participates in a naturalization ceremony in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

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