The Issue Of A Green Card

Just before leaving the US Johanna approached me with a story about their relationship which changed my perspective. She described an incredibly abusive home life that was verbally, emotionally and physically (manhandling and physically forcing here to do things she didn't want to do, dragging her through the house, she never mentioned hitting). Johanna also mentioned that sex had become a problem and she didn't like the way she was treated when they had sex. She told me he intentionally locked her out of the house and made her to sleep outside one night.

Globally, the United States has been known as "a nation of immigrants" almost from its inception. Beginning in the 1600s with English Puritans and continuing today, America is a melting pot of culture and ethnicity. In fact, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, immigration was the major source of U.S. population growth. Looking over our 200+ years we find that to clearly be true, with approximately 1 million immigrants coming to America during the 17th and 18th century. Almost 3 million arrived during the 1860s, and another 3 million in the 1870s. In the next four decades, the number of immigrants rose to over 25 million people, most from various European nations, most arriving in New York or one of the Eastern seaports (Damon, 1981). Despite the politicization, as of 2006, the United States actually was the number one country globally to accept legal immigrants into the country, with a current immigrant population of almost 40 million (Terrazas and Batalova, 2009). In fact, the peak of immigration was 1907, when over 1.2 million Europeans entered the country beginning a push towards legislation limiting immigration in the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1924 and the 1921 Congressional Quota Act. These immigrants came for two sociological reasons: the push factor (wars, famine, persecution and overpopulation) and the pull factors (jobs and the promise of freedom). Most came by ship, and a passage often cost the equivalent of an entire life's savings causing many

Due to our ever changing culture and diversity, the United States has become commonly referred to as the “melting pot.” Every day this country is becoming more and more diverse and acceptant of other cultures. This is becoming more and more prominent in the workforce as well. Not only are people from all around the globe able find work in the United States, but women are also becoming more dominant in the workforce. Although there is still a lot of speculation as to whether or not women and men are getting equal treatment and pay, many women today are finding themselves suffering from little to no

Although the issue of immigration policy has been at the center of political debates, largely discussed in the media and newspapers, no one has yet found a solution to this ill-defined problem, that would comply with the America’s core values. While I think the immigration policy does need a reform, the solution to this problem certainly is not a deportation of all undocumented residents.

Illegal, Latina immigrant women experiencing domestic violence are highly unlikely to report this violence to law enforcement and are unable take legal action against their husbands. These women live in constant fear of being discovered and deported and consequently are unlikely to view law enforcement as a helpful resource. Immigrant women are more likely experience domestic violence due to a number of factors. Because of their illegal status, these women are more likely to live in poverty which, according to Bergen, means that they are more likely to experience male to female interpersonal violence (Bergen 2005). High in-home stress coupled with the constant fear of being discovered and deported also leads to a higher likelihood of violence (Barnett, Miller-Perrin, Perrin, 2011). Even if these women want to leave their home and take action against their husbands, most are economically dependent on their partners. While the United States has the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, which can aid illegal immigrants experiencing domestic violence in obtaining a visa, the fear of deportation keeps many women from seeking aid from social services and law enforcement. The lack of resources and fear ultimately allows domestic violence to perpetuate amidst an already vulnerable, invisible population.

Our client is a scientific researcher at Florida University and holds an H1b visa. He hired us to help his extension of H1b and to submit his employment immigration application. After attorney Zhou carefully reviewed his case, she decided to file EB2 national interested waiver. The waiver was granted. Since he already holds an H1b visa, he has been working for the same employer while waiting for priority date of his approved national interested waiver. The client finally received his greencard in April 2015. We now work on the greencard application for his wife and his daughter who are citizens of Canada.

Hispanic women who are able to escape their perpetrator may be faced with barriers that impact their ability to rise above a lower socioeconomic status. Community resources may provide some aid but are not suffice to sustain a family with a single parent. Hispanic women who are entrapped in an abusive relationship may feel financially obligated to remain with their perpetrator. Some barriers identified by Shah and Shah (2010) include low educational attainment and unemployment post pregnancy. Physical problems women are exposed to as a result of domestic violence include increased instances of gynecological problems, sexually transmitted infections, and urinary tract infections.

Have you ever wondered how it feels moving to a new place where everything the language, the culture and the people are different? Do you know what it is like to leave everything you like and love behind including your family, your friends, school and much more? For many times, people from all over the world comes to the United States looking for a better future-- new opportunists and by doing so achieve the American dream, for themselves and also for their family. Illegal immigration is a major problem that affects the United States. For almost twenty-five years, Maria Gonzalez lived in the United States without a legal status. Her husband and two children are all U.S citizens. Even though she is the wife and the mother of U.S citizens, it is hard

Heidy Sarabia, in her paper titled Perpetual Illegality: Results of Border Enforcement and Policies for Mexican Undocumented Migrants in the United States, argues that heightened border security and legalization restrictions created America’s illegal immigration problem in the first place. For example, she states that The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) created “mixed-status families” by only allowing illegal immigrants who had lived in the United States throughout the entirety of 1982-1987 to alter their legal status (Sarabia). She goes on to explain that “These mixed-status families are one of the most important elements that pull migrants to return to the United States…”, and that any attempt to reform immigration that does not address this problem will only serve to create more “mixed-status families” (Sarabia). Additionally, Sarabia explains that illegal immigrants in the United States are settling for longer periods of time than they have in the past for two reasons: “First, leaving the United States decreases their opportunities for adjusting their legal status, and second, the intensification of border enforcement has made it more difficult and expensive to return to the United States”. So, in order to be with their families, Sarabia argues, and because of the dangers and expense now associated with illegally crossing the border, many undocumented immigrants choose to stay in America as long as they can since obtaining a visa and visiting legally is not an option for many. Sarabia offers an example in the form of Sandra, a Mexican citizen who at the time was trying to enter America to see her sick sister. She attempted to get a visa, but was turned down as many are (Sarabi). Presented with no other options she had little choice but to attempt to cross the border illegally (Sarabia). During the attempt her husband and

Thanks for responding. Please know that I do understand and realize this green card process. No need to contact an attorney to ask about a setback. I could wait. I was just trying to be honest with how I felt and my perception of things. Most of my issues lie with Josh himself and with what happened. You know what I happened and I told you the reason he gave me for it but you didn't feel that was true and didn't want to dicuss it. I know it was hard to hear. The problem with it all is if the reason he gave me for doing thst isn't true then that's a double lie on his part. I vowed a long time ago I'd never marry a man who has cheated. I endured this before from a previous boy friend who not only cheated but became physically abusive towards me I vowed after that I

A significantly larger percentage of non-Hispanic White women had a college education as compared with women of color. More than half of women of color and non-Hispanic White women's incomes were less than $25,000.

The United States immigration policy has never pleased all Americans and probably never will. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, politicians have toiled continuously with the broken system. For example, Congress attempted to strengthen the western border by passing the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996 ("Historical Overview"). Although the proposed increase in Border Patrol agents seemed promising, insufficient funding kept the act from adequate enforcement ("Historical Overview"). Now, President Obama is trying to fix the immigration policy. Last November, the president issued an executive order so that his immigration proposal would be passed. In his proposal, his main focus was removing people who pose a threat to our country, as well as continuing to dispose of illegal immigration along the southern border ("Immigration"). Even though a few of the President 's critical points may be effective, it simply is not enough to remedy what has been broken for so long. Changes need to be made to our country 's immigration policy in order for it to be effective.

The United States’ Immigration policy is best summarized through the ancient proverb, “the road to hell, is paved on good intentions" when a nation’s immigration is based on entirely on fear, the results will be hell towards the immigrants. this quote )[hook] [Thesis, rewrite] The United States' immigration policy was crafted by racist politicians, influenced by anti-immigration groups, in an effort to prevent and oppress immigrants who were seen as undesirable from coming to the United States. United States immigration policy was created to prevent undesirable immigrants such as the Irish, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Muslims, and African Americans, from legally immigrating into the nation. From the mid-19th century until now, multiple

Over the years immigration has continued to be a discussion of intense national debate. The effect of immigration have been looked at as positive and negative. The economy and government has been affected in a multitude of ways. The immigrants are offered sources for work and also economic support for them and their families yet many American citizens are without jobs and struggle to keep a household. Also many Americans do feel as if they are being pushed to the side when it comes to availability in work sources and the taxes people pay are going to the non natives who don’t work but only live off of others benefits. Contrary to that, the number of immigrant men who have a job seems to be higher than native-born men.

The current immigration system in the United States is broken and unjust. When we use the condition of a woman and her position in society, it allows the understanding of the impact that immigration has at the social, economic and cultural level. This process can maintain the women in situations of disadvantage and subordination in relation to the men. Because undocumented migration has turned into a political