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Legal Immigration & Visas blog
H-1B, H-2A and H-2B, What Each Work Visa Does and Who Can Use ItThree temporary work visas, three different rules. A table of caps, wages and who qualifies, and where conservatives disagree about each one.The Visa Overstay Problem and the Exit Tracking Congress Ordered in 1996Some unlawful presence starts at an airport with an expired visa. How Congress ordered departures counted in 1996, why it is hard, and the fixes on offer.Asylum Was Built for Persecution, So Why Does Waiting Count as Winning?When an asylum claim takes years and release pending the hearing is common, delay becomes the incentive. The fix is speed, not gutting protection.Asylum, Refugee, Parole and TPS, Four Statuses People Mix UpFour humanitarian statuses, four legal sources, four decision-makers. A table, a plain-English guide to each, and where abuse and drift are most worth fixing.Becoming an American Citizen Step by Step, From Green Card to OathNaturalization takes years of residence, a test of English and civics, a character check and a public oath. Here are the steps in order, with what to expect.The Four Doors Into America and Who Holds the Keys to EachA green card comes through family, work, the diversity lottery or a humanitarian route. Knowing the door explains the wait, and what conservatives would change.Reagan Signed the 1986 Amnesty and Got Only Half of the BargainThe 1986 immigration law traded legalization now for enforcement later. The first half arrived on schedule, and the second half never did.How the 1965 Immigration Act Quietly Rewrote Who Comes to AmericaHart-Celler ended national-origin quotas but made family ties the main road in. A conservative case for fixing the design without relitigating anyone's motives.The 1924 Law That Built the Quota System and the Border PatrolCalvin Coolidge signed the quota law on May 26, 1924, and the Border Patrol followed within days. Numbers are lawful; ranking people by ancestry is not.