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 >>The "Outstanding Researcher or Professor" EB-1(b) petition is for those applicants who are internationally recognized as outstanding in a particular scientific or scholarly field. There are three main criteria to qualify for this classification: (1) you m
Continue reading >>In 1935, Congress officially passed the National Social Security Act. Since its implementation, social security has undergone extensive modification, with Medicare and the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI) added in the 60’s and 70’s, respective
Continue reading >>Recently, USCIS has implemented some changes to improve the efficiency of the application process, particularly in regards to I-485 and I-140 processing. On average, an I-140 application now takes less than four months to process, as reported by the most
Continue reading >>H-1B is an immigrant status that allows a U.S. employer to hire a foreign born worker on a temporary basis. The H-1B category is reserved for “specialty workers”, requiring an alien to possess a bachelor’s degree or something equivalent. This classificati
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