"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" has become a wildly popular show, a half-hour program that looks at very serious issues with a very comedic eye. The most recent episode of "Last Week Tonight" did a lengthy examination of the immigration process that translators...
Year: 2014
The basics of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Imagine that at age 3, a child from outside of the United States is brought in to the U.S. His or her family made the decision to enter the country, and they made it unabated. They now live in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. The years pass, and that 3-year-old...
What are the rules of the investment visa?
This world of ours has become so small, and we mean that in a good way. Advanced air travel, the internet, cellphones: all of these things have promoted an era where people can connect and remain connected for long periods of time, and these connections are even...
What are the requirements to become a U.S. citizen?
The process immigrants have to go through to obtain U.S. citizenship is notorious for being long and complicated, but many citizens who have gone through it are glad they did. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will handle your citizenship application, so...
Whether Undocumented Children Are Allowed to Stay or Not Depends if They Have a Lawyer
While undocumented children arriving in the US continues to cause a stir, the fate of their ability to stay or be ordered removed depends largely on whether or not they have an attorney. Read more about her interview with FOXNEWS
A Video: No Government Should be in the Business of Deporting Children
This is a clip from AMERICA with Jorge Ramos, from Fusion TV, addressing children arriving and who have arrived alone to the US.Jorge Ramos takes on people in power over signature concerns like immigration, gun control and equality - learn more by clicking the link...
Ms. Gasparian Goes Live on Loisirslit Online Radio
"Loisirslit is a radio show that is dedicated to giving the community of New Orleans access to information about ways to improve literacy, arts, music, fashion, and healthy living in this city; exposure to people of various educational, professional, and cultural...
Surge in child immigrants creates concern for refugees
The decision to leave one's home country and relocate to the United States is not an easy one to make. Furthermore, depending on their resources and opportunities waiting for them in states like Louisiana, some immigrants must go through rough and lengthy battles to...
New bill may assist in Louisiana immigration reform
Illegal immigration and border control issues have become a major issue in the United States with the influx of unaccompanied children from Central America, who risk their lives for a chance to come to America. Two bipartisan lawmakers plan to introduce a border bill...
Many immigrants in U.S. can not afford citizenship fees
While many people across the country celebrated America earlier this month, a few thousand people had something extra special to celebrate. The week of July 4, about 9,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens in ceremonies across the country. Immigrants from all over the...