December ushers in the holiday season. With Christmas just over three weeks away, the New Year is just around the corner. Research shows that many immigrants in the United States are feeling under pressure to take the leap into becoming citizens.

The first immigrants to arrive to the United States were religious refugees. The Native Americans who they met here welcomed them and helped them survive.

Celebrating accents, diverse gourmands and craftsmanship passed down for generations were all once common American ideals. For much of the first world, immigrants make up large percentages of the population.