United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Minors. The idea is to provide a path to legalization for children who might have entered the United States illegally when they were kids. The path to legalization means that legally one can reside in the United States for six years with good behavior and either go to college for two years or serve in the U.S. armed forces. After, one can legally obtain a green card and then apply for American citizenship. In order to qualify for the DREAM Act, one must have a high school diploma, be younger…

Topic 1: Immigration Reform With over eleven million undocumented citizens inside America, seeking refuge from the violence and oppression in the original countries and coming to our country to escape poverty and improve their lives, immigration has been an ever controversial issue. In the past years, we have experienced and witnessed first hand the direct consequence of gridlock within Congress, a mother to the failure to address this ever pressing issue. As seen through the 2016 presidential…

There are an estimated 12 million immigrants that are in America today. Illegal immigrants, or undocumented immigrants, are defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 as people who are not citizens or nationals of the United States of America. There are reasons why they come to the United States, either to escape war, money issues, or to find better jobs. One of he most pertinent questions asked is should the US government step up its deportation of undocumented immigrants, or should…

The United States of America is an immigration-magnet, strongly attracting millions of foreigners from around the world. Known as the land of the free, the US gives a large variety of freedom to its citizens and outside tourists, which also allows ANY immigrant to apply for citizenship. However, if illegal immigrants are allowed by the government to become citizens of the United States, the economy and the health of many Americans may remain at risk. According to Robert Morrow in Immigration,…

The United States immigration system is flawed. The United States does not possess an immigration program that allows immigrants who do not already have family in the country or a job to become United States citizens unless they stay for many years with a green card. Because of this, immigrants are entering our country illegally and poverty forces some to commit crimes to provide for themselves and their families. There needs to be a program that will aid immigrants and United States citizens.…

Although it may have been exciting for her to move to a new country she was very scared and nervous since she didn’t know anyone there. My grandmother chose to go to the United States because Poland at the time was very poor, barely any people had jobs, and once my grandmother heard about a lottery, she wanted to take her chance to prosper. "there was a lottery, and anyone from any country could try to get a green card or an…

be immediate family. If they are, the process is relatively quick. If they are not immediate, the process can take up to three or four years (depending on the country the person is from). Rachel Wilson, who is an immigration attorney, states that the wait is determined by The United States, if they feel like there are too many people trying to crowd in from one country (Wilson). While this may seem like a solution, it still does not solve the problem of first generation children, and it does not…

the Big Deal About Immigration" mentioned in one of the article, “Kidding ourselves about immigration”. (page 226-229) raised interesting questions. What are we actually mad about?" The article indicated that the illegal immigrations characterized as "queue-jumping, taking away our jobs, ripping off taxpayers". After all, there are some facts behind the immigration system which is not quite clear. It is not the illegal immigrants who should blamed, it is the broken immigration system which needs…

How Illegal Immigration Laws Affects the Economic in Texas While there is a plenty of undocumented immigrants crossing the border illegally to Texas. These undocumented immigrants seem to have great impact toward the Texas’ economics. According to the information that were published by Morgan Winsor, “A study showed that immigration think tank called the ‘Migration Policy Institute’ found that Texas would lose $69.3 billion in economic activity, $30.8 billion in gross state product and roughly…

Illegal Immigration According to the Department of homeland security an alien is classified as “Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.” Although the United States has strict laws enforcing immigration into the country in 2014 there was a total of 11.3 million illegal immigrants. These immigrants come for many reason but mostly for economic opportunity and to reunite with family already here. The problem is nothing is being done to stop it and something needs to be done. If a…