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DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)  recipients with work authorization can participate in the workforce training programs provided under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). These programs can include Job Corps, National Farmworkers Job Program, and the Wagner-Peyser Act which helps match workers to jobs and vice-versa. These are great opportunities that will help the economy and help DACA individuals obtain better integration into the US work environment.

While it is easy to think that the flood of young children and mothers has been encouraged by perceptions of laxity in the immigration laws of the US, the reality is not so simple. One of the best discussions of the entire situation on the US border is done by the Immigration Policy Center. Visit Click Here

IBLF supports the nationwide class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of children who are appearing before the Immigration Judge and government paid trained attorneys who advocate for deportation without the assistance of an attorney.

With the recent news about the increase in the number of child immigrants from Central America reaching our borders, we're seeing more attention given to the problems of violence and poverty in that region.

With the recent news about the increase in the number of child immigrants from Central America reaching our borders, we're seeing more attention to the problems of violence and poverty in that region. The Immigration Policy Center published a report written by a Fulbright Scholar that delves into the problems plaguing one of the Central American countries, El Salvador.

DACA, Deferred Action for Child Arrivals, is an immigration classification that defers deportation and enables eligible teens and young adults to obtain work authorization and other benefits.

New violence in India directed against activists holding certain political opinions creates possibility of potential asylum claims, in particular, supporters of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) who have been specifically targeted with violence and persecution may be eligible for asylum in the US.

On Sunday June 29, 2014, at 9PM EST, CNN will broadcast a very special documentary which explains in excruciating personal detail, what it means to be raised in the United States without legal papers.

You’ve probably heard rumblings about the Senate’s forthcoming immigration bill, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013". A group of 8 Republican and Democrat Senators have proposed a lengthy, contingency-laden path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The bill isn’t perfect, but it represents a rare chance to fix many backlogs, loopholes, and irrational policies plaguing our broken immigration system.

No, you're NOT . . . probably . . . .!!

The rules are quite strict and one of the most common mistakes immigrants make is to let a "tax professional" persuade them to file as "Head of Household" to receive the lower taxes that often result. BUT to qualify you must meet the criteria which are quite specific and difficult to understand.