U.S. Immigration Law and the Pursuit of Happiness

Since its founding, the United States has welcomed immigrants who come to this country seeking happiness and a better life. As written by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”