People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings. Polls show declining national pride, especially among Democrats, during the Trump era.

The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making. Massive fireworks lit up the skyline of multiple American cities, marking festivities across the country.

Los Angeles has made headlines for several recent immigration protests. On June 6, protesters resisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents' raids, spurring President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to respond, against the wishes of Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom.