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 >>When she was a child, Saeko’s class performed the volcano experiment. Baking soda was placed inside a plaster volcano mold. When vinegar was added, a frothing mixture came bubbling out, the result of a chemical reaction between an acid (vinegar) and bas
Continue reading >>Common law marriage has become less and less “common” in modern times. However, in some foreign countries, it is a legally recognized form of marriage. Does this legality transfer over to the United States?
Continue reading >>Often, people confuse the EB-1C multinational transferee immigrant visa with the EB-5 entrepreneur immigrant visas, and collectively call them investment visas. Yes, in some aspects, EB-1(c) and EB-5 share similar features: both deal with foreign capital
Continue reading >>The EB-1(c) I-140 is an employer-sponsored petition, meaning the qualified U.S. entity is the petitioner and the employee is the beneficiary. To file an EB-1(c) petition, the employer files the form I-140 employment-based immigrant petition.
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