As President Trump's immigration ban spurs protests across the country, many people are taking to social media to share their personal stories or family journeys of coming to the United States.
More details on the executive order can be found here.
Do you have a story you'd like to tell? Please message us on Facebook with a picture and details about your travels to Michigan. We'll use them online and possibly on-air.
Michigan stories:
@wxyzdetroit me and my father in Beirut, Lebanon just before we immigrated to the United States in 1984. pic.twitter.com/tpuVsDd3rH
— (@politicalzzzzzz) January 30, 2017
Beth Ayers (@1blessedlife): "My Fathers side came on the May Flower 1635. My Mothers side came through Ellis Island 1900."
Joshua Paul: "It started with my great grandparents looking for a better way. They scraped up enough money and came from Poland, ending up in Detroit. What they didn't do was demand that their new home be forced to follow their culture. They even went as far as anglicizing their name to make it easier for 'Americans' to pronounce."
Sarah Mari: "My grandmother came here from England in the early 50's; she married an American soldier she had met while he was stationed in England. She was able to come here legally because of that marriage. I think most people throw around the phrase 'come here legally' when they have no idea how difficult it actually is to do so if you're a poor, relatively unskilled person who just wants a better life."
Mimi E. Johnson Apollonio: "I can tell you about the journey of my husband's family who left Italy with only a couple of bucks in his father's pocket, leaving my husband and brother with grandparents as his mother and father left for France in search of work in the 50's. Eventually reuniting the whole family after finding a job and a place big enough for the family to live. Eventually the older boys heading to Canada to secure a place for them to live and jobs because it was required that you had the funds to enter the country...it took 2 years and they all needed vaccinations to enter. NOTHING was handed to them and the whole family worked and handed their checks over to my mother-in-law who ran a very tight ship and still does in her 90's... my husband married an American girl, had 3 kids and works as hard as his father did and is proud to be an American and would fight for this country and our Constitution even today at 59. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION is a very sore subject to those who came here the right way and stood in Line!"
Vicki Lindholm: "Almost Everyone in my family is from another place. Danes, Irish, French, English, polish Jew. . I'm part Native American. We came here for a better place . We've lost sight of that."
Brian Turrill: "My grandpa came here legally doing the right paperwork to become a citizen. He took no benefits he had a job before coming here."
Trisha (@Trisha122): "My father immigrated from Scotland as a 16 yr old orphan in 1922. Older brother already here, working for Mr. Ford."
Jaafar Al-Najafi: "Originally from iraq, due to wars i immigrated with my family to syria, syria used to be a beautiful country. Any how, applying with the UN in 2001 we immigrated to the united states. Started school with no english, it was a struggle, i kept a dictionary in my pocket where i went. Long story short, Graduated from highschool with honor, completed my bachelors and masters from university of michigan with distiction in electrical engineering. Have 2 patents pending for the company i work for in my name. Currently working in active safety for one of the companies. I have a brother who is mechanical engineer and the youngest on his way to become a doctor."
Jeff Rosinski: "My grandparents came from Warsaw by boat escaping the deaths to start new life in America.if it wasn't for them I couldn't respond to this .thanks gp stanley r"
Harith Abdulmajid: "Well let me start by saying I am 28 years old, just turned 28 7 days ago. I live in Dearborn, MI and have lived here ever since I came here when I was 3 years old. I happen to go overseas to my home town for 2 months, Taiz, Yemen in 2012 and I got married, I was there for 2 months. For a month I had the idea of marriage in my head and then after taking a look at my culture and religion I loved the people over there and the way they are so calm and nice. I got married after that and stood with my wife for a month, but sadly I had to come back to the states of opportunity, where I work as a virtual salesman and also a self-employed entrepreneur and also pursuing my degree as an Architect. As I came here I felt hurt that I left my wife there, but I had no choice and I completely understand there is a process, an immigration process. So I filed forms for my spouse as her husband and waited, and I am still waiting for a response. I’ve been away from her since the end of 2012 and it hurts. Put yourself in my shoes and you tell me “how would it feel being away from your spouse for almost 3 years”? now let’s ask that question to former President Trump….”Mr. President, how would it feel if we took Melania away from you for 3+ years?"
See what other people are saying from across the country:
My grandmother was Born in US waters on the RMS Aquitania as her family immigrated 2 US. came n 2 @ellisisland #travelban pic.twitter.com/MQISH8iZD6
— Jenci Spradlin (@jenciTN) January 30, 2017
My dad and siblings after parents killed in pogroms for being Jewish. They immigrated to US. #allwelcomehere #nomore pic.twitter.com/T502bl9NwB
— CherylKravitz (@CherylKravitz) January 30, 2017
My grandfather at age 16, just before he immigrated from Syria to the USA. #nobannowall pic.twitter.com/PWcLA5QXxi
— Jessica Khoury (@jkbibliophile) January 30, 2017
My grandparents immigrated with their 4 kids from Mexico. My dad was a lawyer, one of my aunts was a doctor, the other a teacher.
— Erin Brianne (@Erin_Brianne_) January 30, 2017
My family immigrated here in 1680. My wife immigrated here in 1989. We are both American.
— Derigan Silver (@derigansilver) January 30, 2017
My wife and her family when they immigrated to the USA in 1966. pic.twitter.com/b8cC2WBAPB
— Daniel Medina (@DanielMedinaPA) January 30, 2017
