In 2015, Business Insider compiled their list of The 50 Best Suburbs in America, calculated from publicly available data including unemployment, crime, average commute time, median income, level of higher education, and housing affordability. But which of those top 50… View Article
Among U.S. cities with more than 200,000 residents, New York City has the greatest population of immigrants, with nearly 3 million foreign-born residents, accounting for 35.7 percent of a total population of 8.4 million, according to U.S. Census figures published… View Article
President Trump just endorsed a bill called the “RAISE Act,” which was drafted by two Senators with the stated intent of “reducing overall immigration by half.”There are plenty of reasons to feel uncertainty about immigration policy these days. This bill… View Article
Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched a mobile version of Form I-90, which makes it much easier for green card holders to apply for a replacement green card using their phone or tablet. It’s been possible for… View Article
This July, major immigration cases continued to move through Supreme Court and other courts around the country. Refugees with ties to extended family in the United States got some provisional good news, while refugees without such relationships face an uncertain… View Article
The U.S. Department of State recently released its Visa Bulletin for August 2017. That’s a big deal if you’re waiting for your priority date to be current so that your green card application can move forward. If you don’t know… View Article
It’s time for the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman’s 2017 Annual Report to Congress! We read the whole report so you can enjoy this blog-length summary instead…Wait, What’s an Ombudsman?An ombudsman serves as an independent advocate for… View Article
During the early years of the United States, the primary concern around immigration largely dealt with how the fledgling country could draw more immigrants. Thomas Jefferson wrote that “the present desire of America is to produce rapid population by as… View Article
Esta semana, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS) anunció que de ahora en adelante, comenzará a aceptar pagos por tarjeta de crédito para casi todas las cuotas gubernamentales requeridas… View Article