Green Card

A new bill passed by the New York City Council this week will allow city residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in certain local elections.

Over a dozen communities in the U.S. have already given non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont.

"I'm frightened I will be left behind," said an Afghan man with a visa. "I don't know what the issue is—is it a political issue, or they don't care about us?"

"What does this green card even mean? Nothing. They did nothing," green card holder Javed Habibi said of the U.S. government.

The president signed an order which suspends the issuance of new Green Cards to anyone outside the U.S. for the next two months.

The legislators have hailed the order as a way to defend American jobs and lives during the coronavirus epidemic.

The United Kingdom and Ireland have been added to the United States' travel ban countries amid the coronavirus spread, the White House confirmed Saturday.

"There seems to be an animus against immigration period," John Avlon said.

Among low-income families, the number was even higher, with one in five adults too frightened to seek out benefits.

"Common sense should have told them this was not a good idea," immigration lawyer Greg Siskind said.

President Trump has previously criticized chain migration, the same method that allowed Viktor and Amalija Knavs to become American citizens this week.

The Fox News host repeated the accusation a number of times.

"Obviously, unless the law changes, they will have died or left by that point," an immigration policy analyst said.

USCIS will send those affected a prepaid envelope to return their incorrect cards within 20 days of receiving a notice.

There is one in 1 billion chance you will die in a terrorist attack committed by a green-card immigrant.

There is direct evidence that the sort of diversity the lottery encourages makes all Americans better off.

After recommending Nick Adams's book on immigration via Twitter, Trump is now delving into his other work.

What if the new executive order disproportionately burdens Muslims?

New order will target same Muslim countries but avoid restricting lawful residents.

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We could be asking immigrants to join a line that they will never live to see the end of.

After his heroism inspired a Hollywood movie, Gulab still fears for his life.