Citizens of the United States who are living in Los Angeles have the right to petition for their family members to receive green cards to come to live in the country. There are different categories and caps for the number of people given green cards according to the type of family relationship. Recently there has [...]
It has been said that you are never too old to learn or try something new. Perhaps it can also be said that you are never too old to become a citizen of the United States. Many people may give up on their dream of citizenship after they reach a certain age, but one woman living in [...]
For many people living in Los Angeles, becoming a U.S. citizen may seem like an unobtainable dream. However, with only a handful of requirements, it may be easier than you think. In order to obtain citizenship, a person has to be 18 years old or older and have lived for at least five years [...]
Anyone that has had a close loved one go away for a length of time knows how hard it can be to say goodbye. Even a small period of separation can lead to stress and anxiety. Now imagine that you are saying goodbye to a loved one without knowing when or if you will see [...]
Under current immigration laws, if a person commits an aggravated felony in Los Angeles, he or she will be deported. Pretty clear-cut, right? Not entirely. What constitutes an aggravated felony exactly has been called into question, especially in state drug convictions. Currently, a drug offense is categorized into an aggravated felony if the consequences of [...]
In the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain 400,000 immigrants each year, many in the Los Angeles area. One of these immigrants who went through deportation proceedings and was recently released after being held for a little over three years is counting his lucky stars that he is once again free to live [...]
California's diversity has always been one of the state's greatest strengths; and as the immigration debate has intensified over the past decade, a variety of laws have been passed to try and maintain that diverse climate. Recently, laws have been passed to give people under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a better chance of making [...]
Most Los Angeles residents may not be aware of the EB-5 visa, a specialized program that grants qualified immigrants an expedited route to permanent residence in the U.S. An EB-5 visa applicant must invest $500,000 in a U.S. enterprise which creates jobs. There are other stipulations to the program (there is a cap of 10,000 [...]
Though U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not track the number of U.S. military veterans that are deported, it happens all the time -- and according to one such deported veteran who has set up a shelter in Mexico for such people, there are roughly 12,000 deported U.S. veterans. It is a confusing and seemingly [...]
No matter what laws are passed, the matter of illegal immigrants holding jobs in the U.S. will always spark controversy. The fact is, illegal immigrants who are employed work hard to provide for themselves and their families, despite usually being mistreated in their workspace and even though they risk revealing their lack of citizenship. So [...]
