The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is granting new, temporary amnesty to more than 8,000 Syrians currently residing in the U.S., according to reports. DHS’s decision lets affected Syrians remain on American soil for up to 18 months longer regardless of their legal status, The Washington Times said Monday. “Syria’s […]
Author: Foster
Univision’s new prep tool for the US citizenship exam tests your civics skills
2 Aug
by Foster, on News
In the midst of fierce public debate over US immigration policy, Spanish-language news network Univision has put together a list of practice questions to help immigrants test their knowledge of American civics and prepare for their US citizenship exam. The free Citizenship Exam Tool—which can be taken in English or […]
When the Obama administration announced an expanded immigration initiative this week to address an escalating humanitarian crisis in Central America, it seemed almost paradoxical. On one hand, the government was broadening a program for children fleeing three violence-racked countries there, allowing for more applicants to enter the United States as […]
PHILADELPHIA — When Belen Sisa was in high school and her friends were landing their first jobs, getting driver’s licenses and making plans for college, she was making excuses. Sisa, whose parents illegally immigrated from Argentina when she was 6, hid that fact from her friends in Florence. “People would ask me, ‘Why […]