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Immigration
Moving from one country to another involves meeting certain requirements and obtaining the proper permissions. This category is for questions related to these requirements and processes.
5,726 Questions
Should Immigration be allowed in the US?
Because people need to become legal residents to the U.S. They just want to escape their country and come here.But if everyone does that, we are going to be in big trouble.
How do you sponsor an illegal immigrant child already in the country?
The question is slightly ambiguous, since technically you cannot sponsor an illegal immigrant. If the immigrant is already in the country illegally, they cannot be sponsored for entry into the country. You can sponsor an immigrant, but there are conditions on someone re-entering the United States who has already been an illegal immigrant.
First, sponsoring an immigrant. There is a category of immigration called family sponsorship, whereby the family member of the immigrant (who is already a legal U.S. citizen) can sponsor the immigrant's entry into the country. The family member must submit an Affidavit of Support, which shows that the sponsor will financially support the immigrant. Proof of income must be provided along with the application. This only applies, however, to immigrants who have not yet entered the country illegally.
Illegal aliens who wish to re-enter the country legally are generally barred for three years from doing so. There are exceptions to this rule, but generally, any person who has been in the United States illegally for 180 days or more will be barred from re-entry for three years. Aliens will be barred for 10 years if they were illegally in the country for one year or more.
These laws surrounding legal and illegal immigration and sponsorship are contained in the updated Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Anti terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
What year did the immigration start?
People are usually unhappy with their country--the environment, the government, the economy...etc. Some countries have strict laws, like Communist countries, and people don't like that so they escape to other countries illegally thinking they'll be okay..
How has immigration made the US a diverse nation?
Immigration IS the fabric of the country when you take into consideration the fact that the ancestors of most people in the country immigrated here or were brought here from another part of the world within the last 300 years.
What does it take to be a good citizen in the world?
"A good American uses the freedom they have been given to make life better for others; working for the common good is a hallmark of a good American. A good American knows that individual rights spring from the roots of justice and are nurtured by respecting one another's equality."
-Einar Swenson of Blackfoot, Idaho.
"A good American is someone who thinks more highly of others than he does himself, who shows kindness to all people, who is humbled by the freedoms he enjoys, and who stoops to pick up a piece of litter instead of passing it by."
-Diane M. Pankonin of Oregon City, Ore.
"The best citizen puts ethics before law, law before gain, nation before self."
-David A. Todd of Bella Vista, Ark.
*well then im pretty sure have the people in America aren't good citizens then*
How where the German Immigrants to Canada treated fairly?
The German immigrants were often not trusted by Americans. Sometimes their homes were even vandalized. The Americans thought that because they were German, they had something to do with the Nazis.
Can an American citizen marry an illegal alien of the same sex?
Yes. None of the jurisdictions in the United States that permit same-sex marriage have a citizenship requirement for the marriage license. The couple must appear in person to apply for the license and show identification sufficient to satisfy the issuing authority. That ID can certainly be a foreign passport. Tourists frequently marry in foreign cities. The clerk will not examine the entire passport to see if there is a valid U.S. Visa and, even if he/she did, the absence of legal immigration status does not justify denial of the license.
What are the push factors of Kenya?
some push factors in Africa are having no food,no clothes,not having a job,and dieing of a desies or malnutrition
How long does it take to get a US citizen?
Depending on where and when you choose to file your application, the period of time between sending in the completed application and the interview to become a U.S. Citizen can vary from five months to more than two years.Information online helps remove tension about the interview after you apply for US citizenship.
Can a legal immigrant marry a US Citizen and obtain their citizenship?
You can marry anywhere your hearts desire! After you get married the Illegal Resident needs to apply for Permanent residency. You can have the application sent to you just by calling them up (they have computer automated service also).
Can green card holder travel to Europe?
No you can't travel to Europe by using your Green Card..For that you need a valid visa to enter into the European Countries.
In case if you travel via Cruiseship then you need not want Visa it seems..You can check with the travel agencies before proceedings..
How long you can stay outside the us if you have green card only?
As a green card holder you are allowed to make short trips abroad for less than 180 days at a stretch. In case you plan to stay outside US for more than a year you would require to apply for a reentry permit which is valid for 2 years with which you can enter US.
Why has illegal immigration become problem in the U.S today?
There are several ways to consider the illegal immigration problem.
1. So many of our serious crimes in this country are committed by illegal immigrants. They are accustomed to the unenfored laws of their countries and bring their attitudes here. Without the supervision of immigration officers and instruction regarding our laws, the illegal immigrants bring their attitudes about law with them. Just recently, in my community, an illegal was angry because he was not paid by the end of the work day. HE was accustomed to being a "day laborer", and when a reputable contractor wanted to pay him at the end of the pay period, the illegal believed that he was being cheated and killed the contractor. A few weeks before that an illegal killed a young woman because she was driving a car that looked like the vehicle of a rival gang member; the illegal escaped to Mexico and was not deported because Mexican authorities feared that he would be executed for his crimes. Another illegal was driving a vehicle that had been fitted with stolen plates, was driving without a license or insurance and when he hit and killed a young bride the illegal attempted to run, knowing that if he could just get away, he would never be found. And that's just a few of the recent LOCAL cases.
2. Our hospitals and medical clinics are being overrun by people who come to this country without insurance, show up at an emergency room for one reason or another. Then my insurance rates go up because hospitals have to charge more next time I go in.
3. Many claim that the illegals only take the jobs that "Americans" don't want. The reality is, they're taking the jobs that our teens would take if they only had a chance. Illegals are taking all of the entry level jobs that would be teaching our young people how to work and give them the ability to earn some money for themselves.
4. Europeans, Asians, Africans and other ethnic groups are trying to get into this country LEGALLY, but they must go through the system. It is as though the illegals are getting prefferential treatment, simply because they are willing to run through the desert or swim across the Rio Grande. Why are the Hispanics from south of the border allowed here without restriction but other ethnic groups are excluded?
The reality is, we're all immigrants (but not all illegal immigrants). We shouldn't discriminate against OR FOR any group of people because of their ethnicity.
Can you work outside US if you are a green card holder?
If you're an immediate relative of a US citizen and stay outside US through consular processing you can become a permanent resident. When USCIS works with the Department of State to issue a visa on an approved Form I-130 petition when a visa is available its referred to as Consular processing. You may then travel on the visa and will officially become a permanent resident when admitted at a US port of entry.
What does the C16 category in Permanent Resident card means?
The codes W16, W26, W36, S16, and S26 designate aliens who legalized their status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act's amnesty programs; they were barred for five years from receiving certain public benefits.
How many illegal aliens are in the US?
Approximately, 12 million illegal immigrants are estimated to be living in the United States.
How become us citizen with green card?
There is an option to adjust status from conditional status to permanent resident status before the conditional status validity of two years is over. Once you get a green card to become a US citizen you need to have had the green card with continuous physical presence in US for minimum period of 5 years and above the age of 18 years. Using the US immigration Form N-400 the naturalization process can be started end of which you will be given the citizenship certificate as proof that you are a US citizen.
Why do people seek asylum in the UK?
Though, geographically there are MANY countries between the UK and the Afghan region (where most of them seem to come from). They ONLY come to the UK for the welfare system ! Even France doesn't want them - but wont do anything to send them back !
Why aren't the immigration laws enforced?
If you are a legal alien trying to get into the US the the immigration laws are certainly enforced. A Brit singer who is up for an MTV award has today been refused entry, but it has such long borders that they are impossible to police.
But of course there is problems for people trying to come into this country legally..but my question was if the government can find Saddam in a hole 29.000 miles away why can they not find 17 million illegal aliens who jump the border making it difficult for families who want a better life and want to obey the law from getting into this country..why does the government not enforce the immigration laws on the streets of my town and yours?
To reference the above, the prime reason that the Executive appears not to be enforcing the immigration laws are multiple:
(1) the physical job of enforcing the laws is impossible. It is simply logistically impossible to prevent the flood of illegals from entering the country - the southern border is too large and too remote to provide any sort effective of physical barrier, and the costs of patrolling the border would be astronomical (on a par with what we spend on the whole US military), and Congress has not deemed it important enough to appropriate the funding to try.
(2) Once in the country, the scale of illegals is again far to high to handle - currently, there are an estimated 11 million illegals. For comparison, there are 2.2 million prisoners (in all jail/prisons, at all levels). The law enforcement effort required to round them all up (or even a meaningful number of them) would again be enormous, and prodigiously expensive. And, again, Congress has not decided that this is a high enough priority to allocate the required funds to accomplish this.
(3) Whether or not it's popular, the fact remains that the US greatly benefits from having the cheap labor pool that the illegals provide. Estimates are that almost 90% of agricultural labor is performed by illegals, and huge portions of the construction, food processing, and janitorial industries are likewise filled with illegal workers. The illegals currently work for considerably lower wages than a legal resident or citizen would demand, and thus, businesses are happy to look the other way when hiring them. This in turn keeps down the prices that these industries charge the consumer.
(4) Besides the ready pool of cheap labor provided by illegals, they also end up paying more into the system than the services they use. Illegals (for obvious reasons) are highly reluctant to have interactions with official government services, and thus seldom avail themselves of services that a legal resident or citizen would use. In addition, as an illegal, they don't have the documents to qualify for most such assistant. However, as virtually all illegals now have forged SS numbers (which are needed to pass the cursory inspection when business hire them), they have payroll taxes and normal federal/state taxes withheld from their paychecks, like any normal legal resident. However, as illegals, they can't file income tax returns, and certainly can't claim any SS benefits. So all those taxes go into the system, and the illegals can't claim any of the services they pay for.
(5) The current system of LEGAL immigration is completely broken - it fails spectacularly to allow enough people to satisfy the labor requirements, and has completely idiotic allocations in terms of who/where can apply for those few visa we do allow. Thus, the system itself highly encourages illegal immigration, since the method of granting visas is so convoluted and broken that "jumping the line" by illegally entering is very tempting.
(6) Also, remember that a relatively large minority (up to 25%) of "illegals" in the US originally arrived here on legal visas, and simply have overstayed those visas. These tend to be vacationers and students, for the most part. The US currently doesn't have a system which tracks visa users, and once again, Congress has failed to make it priority for funding.
So, to put it succinctly: the US immigration system itself is completely broken, Congress fails to allocate enough funding to enforce the laws for the system we have, and businesses (and, in the end analysis, consumers) are addicted to the cheap labor (and lower prices) that illegals provide.
If an illegal alien was deported but wasnt convicted can they come back in the us?
If they do and are picked up even the slightest infringment, they will be tried and found guilty of "agrivated re-entry", that means they came back into the U.S. after they were deported for a felony and given specific instructions to not EVER come back. Once convicted for that crime they will be locked up for 1 to 10 years in Federal prison then deported again. In fact, they don't even need to be found guilty of another crime, they can just get the attention of INS/ICE and they're arrested.
How long for you to become a green card holder married to a citizen?
If you got got your green card by not being married to a US citizen it is 4 years and 9 months to apply for Citizenship, but if you obtained your green card through marriage you would have to be married at least three years to file for citizenship and submit your marriage certificate along with other documents, like your SS#card,State Driver Lic, Green Card (copies only do not send originals) the form (N-400 which cost $675, since prices went up on July 30, 2007)
