Immigration Primer – U and T visas

We have protections for immigrant survivors of trafficking and other crimes – here’s how they work US immigration is divided into two categories – immigrant and non-immigrant visas. Immigrant visas are for people coming to reside permanently, known often as green cards. Non-immigrant visas are for people coming temporarily, although…

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Stripping Citizenship by Fiat

Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is getting a lot of attention, as well it should. This is something he has been threatening for a long time, and those threats were often ignored because it is so clearly unconstitutional. I’ve written about this before. The 14th amendment of the Constitution…

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The Border

Have you ever been to the border? This is the border. This picture is the place where the Pecos flows into the Rio Grande.  I took this picture in July of 2002, and I’ve never been in a more peaceful place.  There was no sound, save the wind and an…

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