Sentences with phrase «permanent legal status»

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;

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.

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.»

The majority of small - business owners want to see comprehensive immigration reform include a way for newcomers to the U.S. to achieve permanent legal status.

At that same time, the Administration also created a new program for undocumented parents who lived in the U.S. and had children who had become citizens or gained permanent legal status.

Just over 100 children have been granted permanent legal status or asylum in New York City two years after the City Council launched a private - public partnership to prevent unaccompanied minors from being deported from the city.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito will announce the updated figures Thursday afternoon, her office said, which show the program has provided free legal representation in 72 asylum cases, with 47 cases resulting in children receiving permanent legal status.

Research suggests that kinship care offers greater stability for children who are living with their relatives, but it reduces their chances of obtaining permanent legal status such as adoption and custody and guardianship.

THEREFORE the Village Independent Democrats endorses and supports HR4937 and calls upon the House of Representatives to enact this bill, grant Ravi Ragbir permanent legal status and prevent his deportation now or in the future.

DACA recipients were set to begin losing their status in March, and the ABA House of Delegates passed a resolution urging Congress to put legislation in place allowing DACA recipients and others to apply for permanent legal status and citizenship.

«We believe our government should provide a pathway to permanent legal status and / or citizenship for eligible Dreamers.»

This is a permanent legal status that affects an individual's ability to obtain desired employment opportunities and may also affect or impair an individual's personal life.