The Obama administration said yesterday that it had heard troubling reports about school districts putting up barriers to prevent children who are undocumented immigrants to the United States from enrolling in schools. The Education Department and the Justice Department have issued new guidance reminding schools that they are legally obliged to enroll all students regardless […]
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There are two primary kinds of US visa offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which are then broken down into more specific categories. The two primary kinds of US visas are referred to simply as immigrant and non-immigrant visas. Immigrant US visas are provided to individuals who want to work toward eventually
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The unfair treatment given to undocumented workers in the United States has resulted in many advocates for immigration reform being spurred on to push for even greater support at both national and local level. Those who advocate a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s existing immigration laws want to see a step-by-step process to achieve this
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If you are thinking about coming to the United States to work, you might be overwhelmed by the number of different classes of US visas that are offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Here is a brief overview of some of the many different types of such visas. There are over 60
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Immigrant applicants who are considering coming to the United States in order to gain employment with a non-profit religious organization need to be aware of all the requirements necessary to be issued with an R-1 US visa. R-1 US visas are given to religious workers, ministers and employees of religious organizations by the United States
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The P-3 US visa is offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to entertainers or artists in order to allow them to enter the country either as a group or on an individual basis. The goal of the group or individual artist should be to coach, develop, interpret, represent or teach an artistic,
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More and more people are now aware of the attempts being made in the United States to bring about immigration reform and countries from all over the world are getting to take a look at the agreements and terms that are included in the proposed bill. Those who advocate for comprehensive immigration reform are trying
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On April 1st this year, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services started accepting H-1B US visa petitions, the fiscal year 2015’s annual allotment of work visas for professionals. By the 10th of the month USCIS revealed that they had already received over 172,500 petitions, while there are only 85,000 US visas available. The reality of
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Individuals who are getting ready for an interview for a US visa need to be aware of a number of important guidelines, as failure to correctly follow the required steps might end up with the application eventually being rejected. Applicants for a US visa should not make any travel arrangements to go to the United
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Over 100 executives from Chicago’s technology sector have urged members of Congress and President Barack Obama to approve legislation for comprehensive immigration reform as early as possible. The technology community remains concerned by the lack of H-IB visas, which are given to highly skilled workers from overseas countries. At the moment there is a yearly
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In 1990 a program known as EB-5 was created by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to benefit US businesses. The program offers US visas to immigrant investors in order to stimulate economic growth and create jobs across the nation. The EB-5 visa system or to give it its official title, the
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