How is is that my family of 5 (2 adults & 3 children) were allowed to immigrate to the US in 1961?
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You answered your own question. During a time of war immigrants form that country are allowed to come over with out hassle. They are considered a refugee.
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From where I'm from people have to come to the US to secure a better future for themselves.  This was the case for my mother.  She had me in Mexico and had a pretty good job and everything else she needed, but she knew she would never move up.  She wanted better so when she was about 22 or 23 she left everything behind except for me, a little bit of money,  and the clothes on her back and crossed into the United States illegally.  Now 20 years later.  We have a home thats paid for she started a restaurant after working hard for 10 years and she became a US citizen and learned english.  When we got here we barely had very little money and no place to stay at to begin with.  No family no nothing.  So if my mom managed so can you.  Especially since you dont have children.  If you want to do it it can be done.  Get your education first of all and dont worry about marrying too soon.
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yes. for many it is the ticket to US citizenship (look how many Hispanics serve the US military) and 17 I believe is still the age
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http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/ \n\nTry there.
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Here is a website that should answer your questions:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
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I think you should read more about US history. The US is constituted by immigrants from the beginning. Immigrants make this economy to keep its flow. I agree with you in the fact that immigration increase the criminal rate, but think about the millions of dollars that they contribute to the US because they can't recover the amount for retirement because they don't have a legal residence. We shouldn't discriminate this people, because the fact that we are living by the legal way and they don't, it doesn't mean that they are less than we are. Human beings are the same in China, Japan, and Cuba or in the US. They have a family to feed, and I'm sure that in this case you'll fight to give the best to your family, even if this implies you to migrate to another country. You have to be grateful with God for give you the opportunity of living in a country where you can find a good job and obtain a fair remuneration for what you do. You should be more empathic with this people. Just in case I want you that know that I'm a US citizen and I don't have any problem with immigrants; my family have lived in the US since 1732, when Remy Poisot (born in Dijon, France) Sergeant of the Marines was assigned to the Natchitoches Post, LA.
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 accomplished this.\n\nHere's the actual text of the bill: http://www.oig.lsc.gov/legis/irca86.htm
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Sorry about your personal situation, but like others here said, you should have known that this was going to happen sometime down the road, and so it should NOT be a shock to you.  You say that your new situation is "poor."  Why?  I raised my two children on my own from the time they were small.  We maybe didn't have all the material things, but we had enough and I did a good job of raising them into decent human beings and we always had enough to eat and decent clothing and a roof over our heads.  I think you can do the same while you go through what all procedures you now need to go through to rectify your situation and try to help your children's father return through the legal channels.  You have no one to blame but yourselves - do not blame the government or the citizens of the USA for what you did to yourselves and to your own children.\n\nYes, we all realize that deportations are going to hurt some individuals, but there are laws to uphold and if we enforce those laws firmly and without exception, sooner or later people will stop getting themselves into the situation you are in right now.  We have to look at the "greater" betterment of the people of the USA and that includes not having illegal immigrants in the country.
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Imagine that you had to move to another country for work, health or whatever reason.  Would you like to be forced to live without your family?  It's already hard enough to give up everything you're familiar with, isn't it?  Adding family to the immigration equation only stabilizes the immigrant & therefore the community.  A person with a family is more likely to be a more productive (and happier) citizen.  (By the way, family members of immigrants have to obtain their visas & passports like any immigrant. . .no special status is granted to them.  They are just enabled to immigrate to the US easier.)
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I am sorry to say that not everyone who come to visit can get a US citizenship. There are requirement clearly stated in the website: www.uscis.gov \nThe key is to be here as a permanent resident for 5 years or three years if you married to a US citizen and then you can apply for a citizenship. To be a permanent resident doesn't come easy but if you exel in sports or science, you are sponsored by a company, or if you get married to a permanent resident or a US citizen you may have a chance to become a permamnent resident ( a process that can take up to two years).\n\nGood luck, it is certainly a great country.
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I have two American Children and is a foreign national myself. I am here legal and both me and my wife are highly educated and doing very good here. We could think about staying but the process of getting that done here is very difficult. I think Americans don't realize how difficult it is to live in the US as an alien witch is a pity because I think that would have change a lot of peoples opinions about immigration. So by other words if that would have made it easier I think in some cases yes and some cases no.
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Ask this in the immigration Q&A.
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This is one alternative I know of ! Your mother may have to come  alone at first, and file I- 485 together with I-824. This is a qualifying category of I-485 (green card) . If the spouse or child is residing abroad,, the person adjusting status in the United States should file the form I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition,concurrently with the Principal's Adjustment of Status application to allow the derivates to immigrate to the United States without delay!\n However there may be another way around this! K-1 fiance has K-2 to bring children over to the US. I don't see any reason why your mother cannot bring her minor children!!!\n Sorry I could not be anymore help! Try looking into the family reunion immigration benefits online!
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I'm assuming the people who've been making the "intelligent" comments on here are Native American i.e. Sioux, Cherokee, etc., because most of us are descendants of immigrants ourselves, legal & illegal.  (Do you know how your Great Great Great Grandpa Charlie got in the US?)  That said, since you're in Dallas, you might want to have a look at http://www.texaslawhelp.org They might be able to offer some actual assistance available for this family.
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This tradition dates back to the times when children lived at home unil they married, and were very much under the control of their parents. The voting age was twenty-one, when 'adult status' was officially conferred, and as Whickerman advises, a front door key was issued for independent access to the family home.  As an adult, you were considered free to come and go as you pleased rather than according to your parents' wishes. Thus, you were now entitled to "the key of the door".  (It's a British tradition.)
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The Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (CAIR) online has the data that you requested.  The address is http://www.cairco.org/data/data_us.html\nHave a great day!\nEds
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Visit www.uscis.gov\n\nThey supply all the answers regarding immigration.