If a Reading employer had an open position on his or her team, how long do you think he or she would wait to fill it? Business priorities are likely to force someone to fill an open position after a few months and employers can't wait too long for the perfect...
We have previously talked about asylum, the process that the U.S. government uses to protect people who have suffered persecution in their home countries for a variety of reasons. In order to qualify for asylum, people must be persecuted for one of five reasons:...
Imagine this: you have fallen in love with a man or a woman who lives outside of the United States. You have somehow managed to make your long-distance relationship work and now you want to propose, but have you thought through the logistics of the wedding and the...
Many people in Lancaster County know that there are people held in immigration detention centers for allegedly violating immigration laws. Many of these people will eventually face deportation proceedings and could be removed from the country. Though they may be...
We have previously talked about how the U.S. immigration system allows for American citizens to sponsor their spouses for immigration visas, but just because two people are married doesn't mean that they will always be able to be together. Take, for example, the case...
It is likely that some individuals residing in the state of Pennsylvania are feeling the effects of the government shutdown. The shutdown impacts programs and services involving a variety of areas, including immigration. Those who have immigration matters that need to...
Imagine fleeing your home country afraid that if you don't get out, you will be killed. You are targeted because of something that you really can't change or shouldn't have to change, like your political beliefs, your membership in a specific social group or your...
For anyone in Reading who has dealt with bureaucratic mistakes, there is nothing so frustrating as trying to correct simple errors with government agencies. The amount of red tape to just fix something can mean delays and cause problems, but for a 49-year-old man, it...
Anyone in West Chester who has been following Congress' slow progress on immigration reform will likely remember the debate between granting a pathway to citizenship for immigrants without a legal status and border security. In order to get immigrants green cards,...
Harrisburg residents may think the title of this blog has an error and that it should read "increasing number of immigrants means fewer manufacturing jobs," but the title is correct, at least according to a new study. The Partnership for a New American Economy and the...