COLLEGE STATION, Texas — This morning was a monumental moment as many people were able to make a big change in their lives.
At 10 a.m. this morning, 65 immigrants from 25 different countries were officially granted U.S Citizenship at the George Bush Presidential Library.
Judge Hawthorne oversaw the event, and emphasized the importance of immigrants in U.S history, saying "The way our country was founded obviously it's a country of immigrants and to see that people still believe in the United States and America and it's ideas and its values and are willing to come over here and become United States citizens."
New citizen Mabel Dorta recalled her initial experience and challenges she faced as an immigrant, saying "When I first got here, I was nine years old, and I didn't know English, and they sat me down in U.S history and they pulled out the textbook and I couldn't read it."
The language barrier is one of the many factors that can limit opportunities for residents.
For many, this is a culmination of years of hard work taking citizenship classes and adapting to the culture.
For others, it was just material proof of their identity as a U.S citizen.
"A citizenship is just a confirmation to that this is my new home. This is my new country and of course I will be Bangladeshi I'll bring my culture wherever I go but this is my new identity and I plan to use it." said new citizen Mikita Kabir.