Madison Immigration
This Madison organization helps immigrants with legal aid, DACA applications, and know-your-rights training.
What is CILC?
Two possible causes for immigration
What are wars, famine, economic changes, and persecution, (etc.)?
People suffering persecution or people with a well-founded fear of persecution because of political opinion, membership in a particular social group, race, ethnicity, nativity, or religion
What are refugees?
Two of the top five countries of origin for immigrants living in the county
What are Mexico, China, India, Laos, and Thailand?
This federal department is primarily responsible for enforcing immigration laws.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
A term that refers to protection granted to foreign nationals who have fled their home countries due to fear of persecution
Two of the three key industries that immigrants play a significant role
What are Education, Agriculture, Hospitality and Recreation?
How long it takes, on average, for an asylum case to be processed in the U.S.
What is 4 years? (from the AILA, based on a survey of over 300 asylum attorneys about how much time it takes to prepare an asylum application, and what complications add significant time)
Document that gives an official immigration status, Lawful Permanent Residency, to live and work in the United States
What is a green card?
This European country was the origin of many early immigrants to Madison in the 19th century
What is Germany (or Ireland)?
Immigrants now account for the highest percentage of United States residents in 70 years. What percent of the population is made of immigrants?
What is ~14%?
Permission obtained from the US Dept of State at a US consulate or embassy abroad which verifies that the bearer has permission to seek admission into the U.S.
What is a visa?
The percentage of immigrants that make up the population of Madison
What is approximately 8%?
This amendment to the US Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The process of voluntarily becoming a US citizen after fulfilling specific legal requirements
What is naturalization?