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March 31, 2016

When a Typo Can Derail a Green Card Application, Reform is Long Overdue

When Darrell Fun was serving in the Air Force JAG Corps in Korea, his fellow airmen would come to the lawyer for advice about marrying people they’d met while serving…
March 31, 2016

This Immigration Attorney Says Law-Abiding Undocumented Immigrants Should Have the Chance to Fulfill Their Dreams

When Morella Aguado came to the United States in 1983 from Nicaragua, it was by necessity. She was five months old, and her family was fleeing the Sandanista regime because…
March 31, 2016

Why One Professor Is Teaching Her Students About the Need for Immigration Reform

Anna Ochoa O’Leary, assistant professor of Mexican-American Studies at the University of Arizona, teaches her students about how migration is changing American communities. Her syllabi always include a disclaimer that…
March 30, 2016

Third-Generation Georgia Farmer Says The Health of the Agriculture Industry Depends on Immigration Reform

Gerald Long is a third-generation Georgia farmer who has come up with a unique solution to the challenge of finding enough workers to harvest his vegetable crops: About 30 years…
March 30, 2016

Immigration Policy Standing in Way of Important Construction Work at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

In early 2016, Chasco Constructors was bidding on a construction job at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It was a big job for the Round Rock, Texas company, and a big…

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