U.S. citizenship candidate Ricardo Barrera, 8, takes the oath of citizenship as his father Ricardo Barrera (L), mother Reina Barrera and his sister Ashley, 1, look on during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. Fifty local children participated in the citizenship ceremony. In recognition of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, over 32,000 new citizens will be welcomed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from Sept. 14 to Sept. 22.
U.S. citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship with their parents during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship with their parents during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. citizenship candidate Ira David, 4, sits after taking the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship with their parents during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. citizenship candidate Martin Jaurequi, 1, is held by his father Hector as he takes the oath of citizenship with his mother Michelle Cuesta during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. citizenship candidate Ricardo Barrera, 8, takes the oath of citizenship as his father Ricardo Barrera (L) mother Reina Barrera and his sister Ashley, 1, look on during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (C) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas (R) hold a joint news conference at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. Villaraigosa and Mayorkas announced an initiative with the Los Angeles Public Library to bolster local immigrant integration efforts.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas (R) hold a joint news conference at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. Villaraigosa and Mayorkas announced an initiative with the Los Angeles Public Library to bolster local immigrant integration efforts.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (C) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas (R) hold a joint news conference at the Los Angeles Central Library on Sept. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. Villaraigosa and Mayorkas announced an initiative with the Los Angeles Public Library to bolster local immigrant integration efforts.