Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts often wears a green uniform on the field and now he has a something that matches his getup: a U.S. green card. The soccer player who hails from Jamaica earned his permanent resident card, the soccer team announced recently. As a result of gaining permanent resident status, Ricketts will …
Two prominent U.S. Senators from different sides of the aisle recently began to work together on immigration reform. According to Politico, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, have been testing the waters to see if any action on immigration is realistic for the coming year. The …
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In the U.S., permanent residents who are not citizens are issued a permanent resident card, which is commonly known as a green card, to show that they are allowed in the country. There are many ways for immigrants to obtain a green card and one of the most basic is by being the immediate relative …
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Legislators in Arizona recently proposed a new bill that they hope will further crackdown on illegal immigrants. Last year, Arizona entered the national immigration debate by passing a controversial law that in part requires police to question suspects’ immigration status if they believe they are in the country illegally. Now, lawmakers want to deny automatic …
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A recent U.S. government report showed that American authorities increased their inspections of job sites for undocumented workers four-fold over the past two years. Government figures show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted 2,746 such inspections last year compared with 503 in 2008, according to AFP. The report, which was submitted to Congress, was …
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