About 80,000 were `` Nisei '' ( literal translation : `` second generation '' ; American-born Japanese with U.S. citizenship ) and `` Sansei '' ( `` third generation '' ; the children of Nisei ) .

The rest were `` Issei '' ( `` first generation '' ) immigrants born in Japan who were ineligible for U.S. citizenship under U.S. law .

As part of the wider immigration debate Communication , most of the protests Preventing_or_letting not only sought a rejection Agree_or_refuse_to_act of this bill , but also a comprehensive reform Reforming_a_system of the country 's immigration laws that included a path to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants .

Seven adults pleaded Request guilty including the two ringleaders , Fahim Ahmad who was sentenced Prison to 16 years and Zakaria Amara who received Receiving a life sentence Prison and had his Canadian citizenship revoked Removing .