Sentences with phrase «legal immigrants become»

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After two years, if the immigrant entrepreneur can create five or more jobs (hiring his or her children or spouse is not included), attract an additional $ 1 million in investment, or produce $ 1 million in revenue, he or she can become a legal resident.

And because the process to become legal is not an easy one, an immigrant who attains naturalization will have proven his or her commitment to the process, and to the country.

Ms. Powell Jobs has become a leader in pushing for decade - old legislation known as the Dream Act, a measure that would provide legal status for immigrants who arrived in the country as young children.

«This governor created the Office of New Americans, launched the Naturalize NY initiative to cover the costs of immigrants seeking to become citizens and launched a $ 10 million immigrant legal defense fund,» Azzopardi said.

This question is not about already legal immigrants in the US, but about people in a Latin American country attempting to become a legal resident (without any prior illegal status in US).

Immigration has become a particularly contentious topic over the last few of years but most of us have little understanding of the process of becoming a legal immigrant, so this a good time to take a look at whistle - stop tour through this extremely complex topic.

As she wrote in her internship application materials, «As an immigrant who came to this country 12 years ago, I understand the complexities of the legal system and the overwhelming pride to become an American citizen.»