While many across the state continue their journey toward US citizenship, for some in Central California, the meaning and value of American citizenship has shifted.

I am a natural born citizen.

I don't know what the future is going to be.

Is my family ever going to be able to come see me, or am I going to be forced to go back to Mexico?

I don't want kids just because I don't want them being born into a society that won't be very accepting.

One in five California children comes from a mixed status family in which at least one member is undocumented.

As some get closer to citizenship through naturalization, it's starting to feel even more distant for others.

There is a lot of fear among young people who have been here 20, 30, or 40 years.

It will be very difficult for them to give citizenship to their mothers and fathers.

In the midst of uncertainty, community members are coming together.

Swap Meet Justice was originally established by me and a couple of colleagues who wanted to help allay people's concerns.

Depending on the presidential administration, people's fears and concerns about their immigration status, or even their citizenship status, ebb and flow.

I think with each generation, there are these threats, and there are always these concerns about who is a citizen.

The reason the concerns keep coming back, I believe, is that only citizens can vote.

Voting is so powerful.

While the debate over citizenship continues to polarize, it has also sparked a renewed commitment to mutual support within communities.

For CalMatters, I'm Robert Meeks, with reporting by Susana Canales-Barrón.