WHEREAS Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has proposed and submitted a special bill (HR4937) which would give Ravi Ragbir permanent legal status in the United States as a valuable member of our community; (villageindependentdemocrats.org)
According to the Immigration law of Canada, permanent residents (i.e. a person who is not a Canadian citizen yet but has the legal right to live in Canada) and foreign nationals (i.e. those who do not have permanent legal status in Canada like visitor, foreign students, temporary workers) who have been convicted either in Canada or abroad of certain criminal offences may be denied admission to Canada or deported from Canada if they are criminally inadmissible. (mtcsalc.org)
Resolution 108E, passed by the House, urges Congress to enact federal legislation to help DACA recipients and other «un-documented immigrants who entered the United States as children and who meet age, residency, educational and other qualifications... apply for permanent legal status and citizenship.» (abajournal.com)