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Information for Elderly Asylees and Refugees: Forms and Guidance
Refugees naturalize at a higher rate than other, non-refugee immigrants, yet they often face serious challenges in the naturalization process due to advanced age, disabilities, low income, limited English proficiency, and low levels of literacy. Refugees also face challenges to civic participation such as language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity with U.S. civic institutions, and reluctance to get involved in community affairs due to negative experiences in their native countries.
Information for Asylees and Refugees with Disabilities: Forms and Guidance
Refugees naturalize at a higher rate than other, non-refugee immigrants, yet they often face serious challenges in the naturalization process due to advanced age, disabilities, low income, limited English proficiency, and low levels of literacy. Refugees also face challenges to civic participation such as language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity with U.S. civic institutions, and reluctance to get involved in community affairs due to negative experiences in their native countries.
Information for Asylees and Refugees about Fee Waivers: Forms and Guidelines
Refugees naturalize at a higher rate than other, non-refugee immigrants, yet they often face serious challenges in the naturalization process due to advanced age, disabilities, low income, limited English proficiency, and low levels of literacy. Refugees also face challenges to civic participation such as language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity with U.S. civic institutions, and reluctance to get involved in community affairs due to negative experiences in their native countries.
Who Can Help With Immigration Matters? Information to Protect Yourself From Fraud
They are out there … swindlers, phony immigration specialists, dishonest immigration consultants, notarios, and others.
They’ll take your money.
Backlogs in Immigration
What are the various ways to immigrate to the United States? What are some bars and obstacles to family reunification? Open the attachment for information.
The Case for Legalization: Lessons from 1986, Recommendations for the Future
By Donald Kerwin and Charles Wheeler
This article originally appeared in Issues in Immigration, Vol. 1 (Center for Migration Studies, 2004). It was reprinted by Bender’s Immigration Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Feb. 1, 2007).
Preparing for Legalization
It highlights issues that current directors of immigration legal service programs should address to prepare for legalization before and after the immigration law changes.
Will History Repeat Itself? A Guide to Immigration Legalization Preparation
June 2006
As you know, the House and Senate are scheduled to negotiate a compromise that could produce a comprehensive immigration reform bill. For the first time since the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, legalization may become law. Without knowing exactly what will pass, it is difficult to plan for our programs. However, we know the rough outlines of the possible legislation and we can mine our own experiences for concrete preparation steps we can take now.
Preparing for Legalization
What is the current immigration situation in the United States? What are the responsibilities of community leaders? And how can organizations begin preparing now for legalization? Preparing for Legalization answers these questions and more.
