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 >>L-1A is a nonimmigrant visa category designed for the intra-company transfer of upper-level managers and executives in multi-national companies to the United States. The L-1A visa is a nonimmigrant visa, giving the visa holder temporary work authorization
Continue reading >>An I-485 adjustment of status application is the final step in the immigration process for aliens who are physically in the U.S. in a valid non-immigrant status. By submitting the application, an alien requests an adjustment to permanent resident status w
Continue reading >>Job insecurity permeates the labor market, for U.S. citizens and aliens alike. However, aliens face challenges far more severe than native and naturalized citizens; aliens must manage their non-immigrant status and the potential of job loss jeopardizing t
Continue reading >>Victor Li moved from China to the U.S. over 10 years ago. Though he was eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship, he wanted to keep his Chinese citizenship so he never applied for U.S. Citizenship. In late 2007, a Texas Federal court convicted Victor of pr
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