Immigrants Have a Positive Impact on the US Economy: Why Are We Trying To Block Them?
President Trump has spent a great deal of time railing against immigrants, and working hard to stem the flow of immigration to the US. But when did anyone start to believe that immigration is a bad thing? From an economic perspective, immigrants bring so much to their host countries…
New “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Traumatizing by Design
While immigration has been in the news fairly solidly since the Trump administration took the reigns, in the last few weeks we have entered a whole new era of previously unimaginable policies. Detaining children is nothing new. Under Obama the detention of children was met with outrage by a lot of immigration attorneys and advocates. In fact as many have said before, Obama, our “deporter in chief” oversaw very aggressive detention and removal policy. He deported…
What Problems Do Immigrants Face? 5 Top Problems on the Road to Immigration and Naturalization
The term “immigrant” gets tossed around a lot these days – it feels like more than ever since the Trump administration came to power. I tweet 3 to 5 new immigration articles daily, or it seems that way… In the US, however, most of us are immigrants in one way or another. It just depends on how many generations you go back. Immigrants have frequently experienced difficulties in trying to go to another country. Many are fleeing wars, or persecution at home and have already faced untold hardships before they even hit our shores. But what happens when they get here? What is the process like once they are trying to get their green card or naturalization in the US?
Do I Need an Immigration Lawyer? 3 Reasons Why DIY Is Not Necessarily the Best Option
It is Human Nature to search for help with a problem. Time was, you got out a phone book and called a plumber if your sink was clogged beyond belief. In those days, you certainly called a doctor if you were feeling really sick. And then came the Internet…