U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions

Author: Ruth Ellen Wasem

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1437932819

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Contents: (1) Overview; (2) Current Law and Policy; Worldwide Immigration Levels; Per-Country Ceilings; Other Permanent Immigration Categories; (3) Admissions Trends: Immigration Patterns, 1900-2008; FY 2008 Admissions; (4) Backlogs and Waiting Times: Visa Processing Dates: Family-Based Visa Priority Dates; Employment-Based Visa Retrogression; Petition Processing Backlogs; (5) Issues and Options in the 111th Congress: Effects of Current Economic Conditions on Legal Immigration; Family-Based Preferences; Permanent Partners; Point System; Immigration Commission; Interaction with Legalization Options; Lifting Per-Country Ceilings. Charts and tables.

A Right to Flee
A Right to Flee

Author: Phil Orchard

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-09

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1107076250

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This book examines the origins and evolution of refugee protection over the past four centuries.