How we adopted the Fourth of July

*Beautiful read. Save it, come back to it over your long weekend, there are some great essays here. VL

By New York Times Editors

Perhaps because America is a nation of immigrants, immigration has always been a fraught political issue. How immigrants define themselves and how the laws determine who is welcome and who is not have played out in various ways throughout American history.

Yet immigrants are among the most eager to proclaim their love of country. We asked some writers and historians, how do different generations see the Fourth of July, and how do these views change over time?

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