Seventy-six year old Margarita Triminio (C), originally from Belize, is greeted by her daughter Maria (L) after she became a U.S. citizen along with thousands of other immigrants during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles March 31, 2010.
Seventy-six year old Margarita Triminio (R), originally from Belize, gets a congratulatory kiss from her daughter Maria after she became a U.S. citizen along with thousands of other immigrants during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles March 31, 2010.
Rafael Moreria (L), originally from El Salvador, is hugged by his wife Martha Moreria (R) after he became a U.S. citizen along with thousands of other immigrants during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles March 31, 2010.
Rick Zavaleta (L) sits with his 86 year old grandmother, Margarita Martinez, originally from El Salvador, before she takes the oath of allegiance to the U.S. constitution as the final step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen among thousands of others during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, March 31, 2010.
Serge Sar, originally from Russia, kisses an American flag while picking up his Certificate of Naturalization after taking the oath of allegiance to the U.S. Constitution as the final step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, March 31, 2010.
Immigrants, among thousands of others, take the oath of allegiance to the U.S. constitution as they take the final step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, March 31, 2010.
Thousands of immigrants take the oath of allegiance to the U.S. constitution as they take the final step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, March 31, 2010.
Immigrants, among thousands of others, take the oath of allegiance to the U.S. constitution as they take the final step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, March 31, 2010.