Citizenship on Trial

New York City and Washington, DC are connected via 230 miles of the I-95 and separated by three states: New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. The interstate is an easy highway to drive. It’s ºat, wide, and after years of federally funded (and unfunded) construction, well paved. On a bright, winter Wednesday morning, I made the drive in just under four hours. There was no tra¼c or construction stopping my dance with the speed limit. After spending so much time on the West Coast, it was good to be home. The landscape of the East Coast is quite different from the