| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Applications - General |
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| Employers, public or private, who wish to hire aliens to fill open positions must obtain labor certifications from the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Although a few occupations have blanket certifications, the majority of labor certifications are obtained through individual certification applications. Either aliens or employers may file the applications or supporting documents, or their agents or attorneys may do so on their behalf. In either case, the proper preparation and filing of the application is extremely important. More... |
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| Loss of Citizenship for U.S. Born Citizens |
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| This article focuses on the loss of citizenship, which is also referred to as "denaturalization" when the loss is of a naturalized citizenship. For citizens born in the United States, the only ways that citizenship can be lost are through an affirmative action on the part of the citizen to renounce his or her citizenship or through the committing of several actions listed in § 349 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). U.S. citizens who lose their citizenship are said to be "expatriated." More... |
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| Medicaid Coverage for Qualified Aliens |
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| Medicaid, a federal and state funded program of health care coverage, provides important benefits to low-income and disabled Americans. Some immigrants, aliens who travel to the United States permanently to live and work, are also eligible for Medicaid coverage. To be eligible, an immigrant must meet the definition of a qualified alien. Additionally, a five-year bar on immigrant benefits applies to many qualified aliens, so this period must expire before immigrants subject to the bar may receive benefits.
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Alien Rights - SAVE Program - |
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| The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, also known as the SAVE Program, provides a uniform method for employers to verify whether newly hired employees are authorized to work in the United States. Federal legislation required the initiation of three pilot programs relating to employment verification. Although two of these programs have ended, the Basic Pilot is still in effect. In fact, the Basic Pilot was recently extended through lat 2008. The same legislation that extended the Basic Pilot also mandated its expansion to all 50 states by the end of 2004.
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| Alien Rights - Education |
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| When an alien is a legal resident of the United States, that alien, and his or her children, has the right to education in the United States schools. An issue arises with illegal, or undocumented, aliens. This issue is a "hot topic" in many areas of the country where immigration is heavily present. More... |
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