Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
You shouldn't be able to buy citizenship

You shouldn’t be able to buy citizenship

Felix Palencia, Staff Writer
April 15, 2025
When wealth buys citizenship, where does that leave the rest of us?
There are many issues that immigrants are facing and one is paying an unnecessary large amount of money just to become a citizen in the United States. Photo credit: Creative Commons Photo credit: Creative Commons

Reforming our flawed immigration system

Jaelyn Delos Reyes, Staff Writer
March 1, 2022
Immigrants have to pay for unnecessary increased costs and fees just to apply for citizenship in the U.S. and follow strict policies.
Julio Rayo downtown Los Angeles outside of the Federal building on March 17, 2021. Julio took the oath to become a US Citizen.

Dreamer Julio Rayo achieves citizenship in post Trump world

Jacqueline Cochran, News Editor
April 20, 2021
Despite the previous administration placing roadblocks and delays due to the pandemic, Julio Rayo completed the process and accomplished his goal of becoming a citizen of the United States.
Immigration at the southern border is at its highest in 15 years. The federal government needs to make substantial changes in border policies that ends the need for concentration camps.

Close the camps, create a path to citizenship

Josselyn Garay, Daniel Suarez Jr., and Janet Chavarria
April 15, 2021
Long Beach's new detention center for migrant children only addresses a symptom of a much bigger problem.
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