The U.S. citizenship test for aspiring immigrants was recently changed.
It was the second change in four months.
On the surface, this is not earth-shattering news. Hence, one might assume the test was changed due to errors, either in the way questions were phrased or the inclusion of flawed answers.
However, a closer look reveals how politics can manipulate and interfere with rational policies designed to create orderly processes for immigrants to earn lawful status.
Many pro-immigrant advocates are enthusiastic about the chances for reform under Joe Biden. But there is an elephant in the house which must be addressed.
Smugglers.
Barely 60 days into reform discussions, the actions of smugglers are once more opening doors for the hijacking of political policy.
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Since it’s January, this is a good time to ask, each of us, “What can we do to help the war against human trafficking?”
In other words, what can you and I do to help fight this immense worldwide problem?
Immigration Judges are suing their employer, the Department of Justice.
Sounds strange, doesn’t it?
Actually, it’s about par for immigration courts in the Trump era.
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Working in partnership with various global aid organizations, including the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), FilmAid has brought information and training to more than 2 million people worldwide on public health and safety issues such as maternal health, HIV, cholera, and gender-based violence.
Does an influx of immigrants increase crime?
Whenever the media reports that an immigrant has committed an indefensible action, the public discussion is often inundated with political demagoguery.
Immigrants, such propagandists proclaim, are bad people who only bring crime, drugs, and violence to their new communities.
Professional research indicates otherwise.
Every year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Refugee Agency, honors groups, organizations, and individuals that go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, displaced and stateless people.
For the first time in the history of the UNCHR, all five winners, selected from more than 200 nominees, are women. Each one exemplifies the meaning of global citizenship, individuals making a difference in the world for refugees of the world.
Given the recent decision of Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is the Temporary Protected Status program over?
Well, no.
But TPS beneficiaries need to start looking into other ways to legalize their immigration status.
Because the termination of TPS for certain countries is closer than ever.
As an immigration attorney who specializes in family immigration services, I’ve learned there is a common thread among immigrants who win their cases.
They give far more to others than they ask in return.
It’s an intangible quality. Yet, it’s very real.
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