The Visa

opportunity of a lifetime. My mom’s aunt had recently gotten her residency and urged my parent into getting travelers visas for us. My parents listened to stories about life in the United States being better and there being more opportunities for them. They realized that the best choice for my future would be to leave Mexico. My parents used all their money and were thankfully approved to get visas for me and themselves. Just like that my life was flipped for the better. We arrived in Twin…

In the article entitled “ 4 Myths About Undocumented Immigrants That Are Hurting Feminism” written by Alan Pelaez Lopez, Lopez goes through four myths which surround undocumented immigrants, explains how these myths hurt feminism and how they affect his own life and understanding. Some of the myths which Lopez discusses are the idea that people believe undocumented youth did not migrate of their own free will, during this section he also discusses how the term DREAMer can be a form of…

In the story of the MS St.Louis ship carrying jewish refugees, jews were on the ship to flee Nazi persecution. The ship was on route to Cuba and when they arrived their visas were declined and the government tried selling them visas to make profit. Then they looked for other countries they could try to go to for a safe haven. Furthermore, they tried to go to Canada but the prime minister stayed silent during this event. In addition, Canada’s immigration…

same resort. “In 1993 John, my then boyfriend, now husband invited me to a wedding in Sydney. I had not been to Sydney before so I said yes I would like to come. Later in the year I came out on a working, holiday visa for a year.” Even though Jacqueline only came out on a one year visa she is still here today, twenty three years later! Since moving to Australia Jacqueline along with her husband and son have made many trips overseas. In 2010 they took a cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu where…

workers in Australia are perceivably seen as taking over the employment industry. Therefore, their value is questioned. The recent introduction of changes to migrant work visas demonstrates the persistence by the Australian Government to stop migrant workers into Australia. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton explains that “457” visa holders in Australia reduce the time workers can remain in the country after their term of employment has ended. Consequently, changes to migrant legislation position…

Additionally, because borders have a distinct historical background, it eventually affects the social, economic, and political realities of the borderland and determines the interaction between the border people. As different interactions happened in the borderlands compare to the other regions in both countries, certain levels of interactions inevitably make distinctions as Martínez (6-9) briefly categorizes the borderlands into four groups, namely: 1. Alienated borderlands In this type of…

the government should look into the person 's background , and see the reasons of why they came here, and what they have done so far to better their journey here as an illegal immigrant to be able to get an educational visa with considerable steps. Once being allowed to get an visa in the United States it will enable them to become someone. Creating placement test will allow to see if they can reach a certain score in a criteria. This test will prove if the person has the fundamentals that…

Illegal Immigration as Related to Human Resources Leviticus 19:33-34 (NIV) 33. When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34. The foreigner residing among you must be treated, as you are native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God. Illegal immigration is as old as immigration itself, in 1890, a Los Angeles Times headline read: More Illegal Immigration. How it is possible that 126 years later there is minimal progress.…

market crash of 1929, rising unemployment caused restrictionist sentiment to grow, and President Herbert Hoover ordered vigorous enforcement of visa regulations.” (“American Response to the Holocaust”) People looking for refuge could not even obtain the visas they needed. “By early 1939, more than 300,000 people were on the waiting list to receive a visa to the United States, Breitman wrote.” (“Syrian refugees ' story mimics struggles by Anne Frank 's family 75 years ago” Washington Post) Even…

This paper will focus on the response and alternatives to the London Transit Bombing on July 7th, 2005. It will focus on the response of the British Government to the attacks, as well as on any new laws or policies that came after the attacks had occurred. It will also analyze the impact that the government had in its response, as well as any alternatives that could have been used after the attacks. It will also discuss how other countries were impacted by the British Governments response to…