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...
It may shock some people in Ephrata but there are an estimated 50,000 Irish immigrants living in the United States without a legal status. What's more, they are certainly not the only group of Europeans who have overstayed temporary work, student or visitor visas. And...
Imagine a country that categorically denies citizenship to specific groups of people. It doesn't matter how long they and their families have lived in the country, how well they speak the language or how completely they have integrated into society; no matter what...
It cannot be argued that September 11, 2001, did not radically change how we have thought about national safety and many people in Reading can count the ways how our nation has changed since that day. The government must walk a very careful line, however, ensuring...
In a recent decision by the full United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, young Albanian women who live alone do meet the definition of a "social group" and, thus, can be given asylum in the United States, so long as they meet the other criteria required of...
There are an incredible number of people living in Lancaster who are in varying stages of immigration. From those people who moved here to reunite with family members to those who moved here from work, the immigration system has generally allowed those people who were...