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President Joe Biden called for extended paths of citizenship on Friday, which could add another 9 million people to the US population, at a naturalization ceremony that took place in the East Room of the White House.
There were 21 people who took the citizenship oath at the White House, which was administered by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas immigrated from Cuba as a child. They cheered after they became Americans and waved small American flags.
Biden used the occasion to call for citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children - the so-called Dreamers, for foreign-born people who have temporary protected status due to strife in their birth countries, and for farm workers.
'We can work together on critical issues as well pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, young people,' he said, and for those 'who are here on temporary protected status. ... And a pathway for farmworkers.'
'We need an immigration system both reflects our values and upholds our laws. We can do both,' the president added.
He also recognized Sandra Lindsay as an 'Outstanding American by Choice.'
President Biden recognized Sandra Lindsay as an 'Outstanding American by Choice'
President Joe Biden applauds as people wave US flags during a naturalization ceremony for new
