What is a merit-based green card system? A merit-based green card system uses a point system to determine who can immigrate to and live in a country. Many countries award points based on job, career or language skills. Most merit-based systems focus on strengthening the host country’s economy. Along that line, in February of 2017, […]
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The comprehensive immigration reform bill crafted by the 8 bipartisan senators was unveiled in April. 301 amendments to the Senate bill were filed and more than half of those amendments were from the Republicans. The Senate panel cast the first congressional votes on the amendments on Thursday and the Senate Judiciary Committee met and debated
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Cuban government has announced that the citizens of Cuba may not be required to obtain exit visas to travel abroad. According to the current law, Cuban nationals must obtain passports and visas to travel to a foreign country and along with that, they must also obtain exit permits from the Cuban immigration service. They may
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Many cities in the US are becoming more diverse as the Latino population grows. As a result, many experts claim, many areas that have been bastions for the Republican party are now mostly Democratic. This is very noticeable in areas such as Orange County, Santa Ana, and other parts of California. While Republicans have traditionally
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According to Alex Nowrasteh, an analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, more comprehensive immigration reform is needed in order to bolster the US economy. Nowrasteh believes that the current attempts at reform do not address the problems with immigration bureaucracy and do not allow more skilled workers to
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Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, had written to the LA Times, appealing to readers to support the Trust Act. Immigration advocates had been appealing for the passing of the bill. The Trust Act would not allow local law enforcement to detain someone they have arrested under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Under the Obama administration, immigration officials overseeing deportation have been directed to accept same-sex partners as family members. According to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, USCIS field offices will now be asked to redefine “family relationships” to include same-sex marriages and long-term partnerships. While House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes that the change is a
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According to President Obama, human trafficking is a form of modern slavery and this is considered to be a violent crime against the human race. He said this while he outlined the new steps that the administration is going to take to put an end to human trafficking. Obama said that the United States and
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Those who want tougher laws against undocumented immigration often argue that undocumented immigrants cost American taxpayers a lot of money. Those who want amnesty and some relaxing of rules for undocumented immigrants claim that immigrants – even those who do not arrive in the country through legal means – are good for the economy. Most
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Though Arizona is looking forward to drive them out, undocumented immigrants have been found to boost the economy of the state. The tax revenues of Arizona will decrease if undocumented immigrants are driven away. A report for the Center for American Progress from Hinojosa-Ojeda, states that if all the undocumented immigrants in Arizona are given
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