JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An Algerian immigrant becomes an American citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: One hundred immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: One hundred immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: A Fillipino immigrant prepares to become an American citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An immigrant from Colombia walks through the New Jersey Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: A Pakistani immigrant and new American citizen applies for a U.S. passport following a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania.
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: USCIS administrator Paolo Correia prepares to hand out U.S. citizenship certificates at a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Jersey City firemen spray red, white and blue water into the air as immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania. One hundred immigrants from 30 countries took the oath of allegiance to the United States at the ceremony with a view of the Manhattan skyline on U.S. Citizenship Day. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), plans to nationalize some 36,000 immigrants nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An immigrant takes part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania. One hundred immigrants from 30 countries took the oath of allegiance to the United States at the ceremony with a view of the Manhattan skyline on U.S. Citizenship Day. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), plans to nationalize some 36,000 immigrants nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: A family prepares to take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An immigrant from Colombia walks through the New Jersey Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: A National Guard honor guard carries the colors as immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Immigrants embrace after a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania. One hundred immigrants from 30 countries took the oath of allegiance to the United States at the ceremony with a view of the Manhattan skyline on U.S. Citizenship Day. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), plans to nationalize some 36,000 immigrants nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An immigrant from Jamaica waits with her partner to take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Jersey City firemen lower an American flag after a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: An immigrant from Jamaica waits with her partner to take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Fourth and fifth graders cheer while arriving to a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: A Pakistani immigrant and new American citizen applies for a U.S. passport following a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The group, representing 30 countries, took the oath of allegiance to the United States on U.S. Citizenship Day. They are part of some 36,000 people that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to nationalize nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania.
Immigrants Become American Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony At Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 17: Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2015 in Jersey City, Pennsylvania. One hundred immigrants from 30 countries took the oath of allegiance to the United States at the ceremony with a view of the Manhattan skyline on U.S. Citizenship Day. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), plans to nationalize some 36,000 immigrants nationwide during the week of September 17-23. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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