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 >>Under current immigration law, an alien may remain in the United States under H-1B status for up to six years. Once the maximum of 6 years is reached, the H-1B alien has to leave the U.S. for at least 1 year to obtain a new H-1B status. However, under AC2
Continue reading >>Due to House Republicans’ insistence that any new spending bill must include provisions to defund Obamacare, Congress has failed to pass a spending plan for this fiscal year and the government has been shut down. Many government agencies, especially tho
Continue reading >>In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional based on the equal protection clause of the 5th Amendment. DOMA’s definition of marriage as being between a man and a wom
Continue reading >>A foreign national who has a valid non-immigrant status can usually revalidate his/her expired visa automatically when returning from a visit of 30 days or less to Canada, Mexico, or one of the islands adjacent to the United States (other than Cuba). Thi
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