Permanent resident

in the country. However, in order for one to legally live in the states, immigrants have to follow specific procedures in order to become a resident. Illegal immigration is also an issue as well, in which many foreigners are not registered a as United States citizen. In order for an immigrant to legally have access to enter the states as a permanent resident they have to be cleared of one of the two methods; marriage to a current citizen or being married abroad to a citizen. If a person from a…

essentially safe her from it. Under immigration law, since Lita overstayed her visa, she could apply for a waiver to change her status and avoid deportation through her marriage to U.S. citizen. However, since she has committed a criminal offense, permanent…

subsequent development and learning (Siddiqi, Irwin, & Hertzman, 2007). As this period is considered to be the most integral developmental stage of life, the impact of social, environmental, and economic determinants can have long lasting, if not permanent effects (World Health Organization (WHO), 2015) . Children who in early life are subjected…

is a confused and corrupt sense of morality among those wishing to migrate and those employing the migrators. The morality of Mexican residents wishing to cross the border is absent. Ling Ling Yeh, a contributor to The Journal for Social, Political, and Economic Studies, penned an interesting statistic in her journal writing; “A poll conducted by Zogby International released on June 12,…

The Hart-Celler Act known as the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, put policies in place that greatly affected Asian Americans and the US demographic population which were immediate and evident over time. Up until the act of 1965 Asian Americans were highly discriminated against and laws were made to keep them from immigrating to the US. “In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first law in the United States that denied immigration to a specific ethnic group” (Le,…

Not qualified for working legally, undocumented immigrants work in the shadow in which they receive low wage, under-table pay, and do not pay taxes. Not only the government lose their tax money, but the U.S’s residents also become disadvantaged in getting low-division jobs. Once the government grants immigrants authority to work legally, they can receive higher income, pay their taxes, and spend more money. As results, the government collects more tax money, American…

law, you also have the right to work in the US at any legal work you can qualify for, and have the right of being protected by all laws of the US, your state of residence and jurisdiction. Along with the rights you hold come responsibilities. As a resident you are required to obey all laws of the US, you are required to file your income tax returns and report your income to the US state tax authorities, green card holders are also expected to support the democratic form of government and not to…

Needless to say, the Entry into Israel Law does not address the special status of East Jerusalem residents, protected residents who were annexed to Israel, nor does it address the State of Israel's obligations to them. Revoking residency status of East Jerusalem residents contravenes international law. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in its 2004 advisory opinion to the UN Assembly on the subject of the separation barrier that East Jerusalem is occupied territory, like the rest of…

change my life as I know it. Unfortunately, they did. “Andres, you weren't born here, you were born in Mexicali,” she slowly said awaiting my reaction. She then proceeded to assure me that we are just waiting for my appointment to receive my Permanent Resident card.…

As of today immigrants represent one in eight of U.S. Residents and many of them are in the top percentile of the American knowledge based economy. According to evidence discovered by authors Somerville W and Sumption M from the book, “Immigration and the labor market: Theory, evidence and policy.” A quarter…