Local Cops Empowered To Arrest Undocumented Immigrants

If you are an illegal immigrant living in the United States, if you are pulled over for a routine traffic stop by the police, you may end up being put in jail.  Under a new program known by the acronym ICE ACCESS,...

How to go about sending money home from the U.S.

There are several ways to transfer money overseas, one common but high cost way of doing so being to use money transfer companies such as MoneyGram or Western Union. While this option is convenient given that walk-ins are welcome and money is transferred fast, typically...

Citizenship tests – how to prepare for one

What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean? For born American citizens who do not have to take the U.S. Naturalization Test, the answer may just be that they represent the 13 original states. But for immigrants wishing to be naturalized and Chicago-based groups wishing to help...

Immigrant Sponsorship

Sponsorship is tricky term, much like green cards which are no longer green. Immigrant sponsorship is often used to refer to the process an immigrant must go through to come to the United States. While most...

Sanctuary cities- What are they and why are they controversial?

Imagine you’re an illegal immigrant living in Chicago.  You cannot obtain a driver’s license without the proper papers, yet you need to drive in order to get to work.  One day, a police officer pulls...

Ellis Island—why did it close?

For decades, Ellis Island marked the beginning of a new life in America for millions of immigrants. “It has been estimated that nearly half of all Americans today can trace their family history to at least one...

Marrying Into Citizenship – What’s It Involve?

Mia wanted to live in Chicago with her boyfriend, but she was British, self-employed, and had no intention of going to an American university.  In short, according to the United States government, she had no reason...

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