Florida Immigration Lawyers!
Find
below a list of Florida attorneys specialized in immigration
cases in your city in the State of Florida.
Florida Immigration
Lawyers is a legal directory that allows you to find
information from lawyers in your area who specialize in immigration
law.
Our site will list only Immigration attorneys in the Florida because
the most valuable source of information about immigration law
comes from your local immigration lawyer.
 By
visiting Florida Immigration Lawyers website you can learn about
your legal rights pertaining to immigration
law and find information about: Florida government & state resources,
immigrant employment, H1 B and work visas, green card, green card
lottery, marriage petitions, naturalization, Law firms, deportation,
US immigration law, and other legal matters.
In our site you will find lawyers and attorneys providing legal
advice and help for you case. In Florida Immigration Lawyers you
will be able to chat with a lawyer and search for the best attorney
in your area.
 In
Florida Immigration Lawyers.com FAQ's section you can submit your
question and check the answers for many frequently asked questions
such as: Do I need an immigration lawyer? Am I entitled to damages
for my immigration law case? Will I have to file a lawsuit? Click
here to visit our FAQ's.
Immigration
law
Federal
immigration law determines whether a person is an
alien, and associated legal rights, duties, and obligations of
aliens in the United states. It also provides means by which certain
aliens can become naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship.
Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the
nation's border: it determines who may enter, how long they
may stay and when they must leave.
The United
States has a long history of immigration laws. The Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1952, (INA) with some major, and many minor changes,
continues to be the basic immigration law of the country. The most
significant ammendment to the INA was in 1965 which abolished the
natural origin provisions, and established a new quota system.
For INA
purposes, an "alien" is any person who is not a citizen
or a national of the United States. There are different categories
of aliens: resident and nonresident, immigrant and nonimmigrant,
documented and undocumented ("illegal" ).
States
have limited legislative authority regarding immigration, and 28
U.S.C. § 1251 details the full extent of state jurisdiction. Generally,
28 U.S.C. § 994 nt details the federal sentencing guidelines for
illegal entry into the country.
Congress
has total and complete authority over immigration. Power of
the President is limited to policies on refugees. Unless the
issue concerns the rights of aliens to constitutional protections
the courts have rarely intruded.
The need
to stem illegal immigration prompted Congress to enact the Immigration
Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. The IRCA
toughened criminal sanctions for employers who hire illegal
aliens, denied illegal aliens federally funded welfare benefits,
and legitimized some aliens through an amnesty program. The Immigration
Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 sought to limit the practice
of marrying to obtain citizenship. The Immigration Act of
1990 thoroughly revamped the INA making allocation of visas
more even among foreign nations, eliminating archaic rules, and
increasing the level of worldwide immigration.
The goals
in immigration policies are achieved by granting or denying visas.
There are two types of visas: immigrant and nonimmigrant. Nonimmigrant
visas are primary issued to tourists and temporary business
visitors. Nonimmigrant visas are divided into eighteen main categories,
and the number of visas in most categories are not limited.
Only a few categories of non-immigrant visas allow their
holders work in the United States. Immigrant visas permit
their holders to stay in the United States permanently and
ultimately to apply for citizenship. An alien who has an immigrant
visa is permitted to work in the United States. Congress
limits the overall number of immigrant visas, which was 675,000
in 1995. Many immigrant visas are also subject to per-country caps.
|
