Bracero redirects here. For the sportscaster, see Rafael Bracero. The first Braceros arrive in Los Angeles by train in 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange The Bracero Program (named for the Spanish term bracero, strong-arm) was a series of laws and diploma
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The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5 of May 19, 1921) restricted immigration into the United States. Althoug
Continue reading >>Introduction For some immigrants, being granted lawful permanent resident (LPR) status has been likened to a long, hard-fought battle. However, once granted permanent residency, the story does not end there because permanent residency is viewed upon as a
Continue reading >>Birthright citizenship has recently become a very controversial topic in the nationwide immigration debate. The United States is one of the few remaining countries to grant citizenship to all children born on its soil. The United Kingdom, Ireland, India a
Continue reading >>On August 18, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new interim memo which clarified the method of analysis USCIS officers must use in adjudicating Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, filed for 1) Alien of Extrao
Continue reading >>Often, people confuse the EB-1C multinational transferee immigrant visa with the EB-5 entrepreneur immigrant visa and collectively call them both investment visas.
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