Earlier this year President Obama pushed Congress to move quickly on comprehensive immigration reform calling for an overhaul of the immigration system that would include a clear path to United States citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country. Then eight Senators released a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration reform, which […]
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Bipartisan Framework For Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Eight Senators today released a “Bipartisan Framework For Comprehensive Immigration Reform” which proposes an overhaul of our legal immigration system while expanding border security measures and hardening current employment verification procedures. Most notably, the proposal would give unauthorized immigrants already in the country a chance to earn U.S. citizenship. The bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration reform, […]
The U Visa Gives Victims Of Crime Legal Status
The U Visa Gives Victims Of Crime Legal Status. The purpose of the U Visa is to give victims of certain crimes temporary legal status and work eligibility in the United States for up to 4 years. The U visa is a nonimmigrant visa and only 10,000 U visas may be issued every fiscal year. […]