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Jennifer's Immigration Issues Blog October 2008 Archive

By Jennifer McFadyen, About.com Guide to Immigration Issues

History of Naturalization Requirements

Friday October 31, 2008
You're probably aware that you must spend 5 years in the United States as a permanent resident before you can apply for naturalization. Do you know where the "5-year rule" ... Read More

Agriprocessors Fined For Workplace Violations

Thursday October 30, 2008
Remember the largest immigration raid that occurred in Iowa back in May (which was trumped three months later by the even larger raid in Mississippi in August)? At the time ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Stop the Hate

Wednesday October 29, 2008
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group in the U.S., has launched a new website, We Can Stop the Hate. The ... Read More

Sarah Palin Finally Talks About Immigration

Thursday October 23, 2008
Sarah Palin finally gave us some insight into her views on immigration during her first interview with a Spanish-language network. In the interview with anchor Jorge Ramos, Palin confesses that ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Immigration Violations Lead to Homicide Connection

Wednesday October 22, 2008
Jose Francisco Granados de la Paz, 30, a Mexican national, was serving a 37-month sentence in the U.S. for immigration violations when U.S. and Mexican authorities connected him with Mexico's ... Read More

New Ad Campaign Targets Immigration

Tuesday October 21, 2008
Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), a nonprofit organization that promotes policies designed to stabilize the population of California and the nation, has released a new ad campaign along with its ... Read More

November Visa Bulletin

Friday October 17, 2008
The November visa bulletin is out. If you're interested in finding out the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of November, this is the place to go. In November's bulletin, ... Read More

Immigration in the Presidential Debate

Thursday October 16, 2008
Finally! It took three tries, but the topic of immigration was finally mentioned in Wednesday's third and final presidential debate. What's that? You say you missed it? Let's look at ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Immigration and Poverty

Wednesday October 15, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day, an annual nonprofit event to encourage discussion on global issues. Today, bloggers around the world are focusing on the issue of poverty. When you think of ... Read More

Proposed Period of Stay Increase For NAFTA TN Visa

Tuesday October 14, 2008
USCIS announced a proposal today to increase the period of stay for NAFTA TN professional worker visas from one year to three years. Canadian and Mexican citizens may apply for a ... Read More

The Debate Over Gardasil

Thursday October 9, 2008
For females immigrating to the U.S. who are between the ages of 11 and 26, the addition of Gardasil to the list of required vaccines may be of some concern. ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday: HIV Travel Ban Still in Effect

Wednesday October 8, 2008
Back in July, Congress passed a bill that would repeal language contained within the Immigration and Naturalization Act that makes HIV-positive immigrants inadmissible to the United States. The Department of ... Read More

The Immigration Medical Exam

Monday October 6, 2008
A medical exam is required for many types of immigration, and for some people, it can be one of the most stressful parts of the immigration process. The good news ... Read More

The Green Card Lottery is Now Open

Thursday October 2, 2008
Get those entries ready! The DV-2010 green card lottery is now open. Before you submit your entry, check out the Green Card Lottery One-Stop Shop for answers to your frequently ... Read More

New Naturalization Test Starts Today

Wednesday October 1, 2008
The new, redesigned naturalization test goes into effect today. The test was redesigned to focus more on an applicant's understanding of American values and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship ... Read More

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