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IMMIGRATION CHARTS AND GRAPHS
Simplifying And Demystifying Immigration Law
Understanding immigration rules can be difficult.
We’d like to help you out. We know lawyer explanations often makes things more confusing. It’s lawyer talk. It’s part of our training.
So we have designed charts and graphs to help simplify immigration rules, regulations, and concepts.
IMMIGRATION PETITIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
This chart shows which family members you can immigrate to the United States.
There are two columns. The left column is for U.S. citizens. The right column is for lawful permanent residents.
For more information on immigration family petitions, click here: Immigration Family Petitions And Visas .
DEPORTATION DEFENSE: THE HARDSHIP SPECTRUM
Hardship is often the important concept in cancellation of removal cases and deportation defense trials.
This series of graphs share immigration lawyer Carlos Batara’s view how immigration courts presently assess hardship and how they should assess hardship.
Click here for a complete set of hardship graphs, including the version used by immigration courts: Immigration Hardship Spectrum.
DEPORTATION DEFENSE: INA 212(c)
Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act was eliminated by Congress in the the mid-1990s. Since that time, there had been a major debate over which lawful permanent residents still qualify for defense against defense under this provision.
These charts illustrate both the older approach which had been used by immigration courts to decide 212(c) cases for several years and the newer approach outlined by the Supreme Court in December 2011.
For more information on this issue, click here: Immigration And Nationality Act Section 212(c).
IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE ROLE OF POLITICS
For nearly two decades, immigration rules have been increasingly tightened. Avenues for legalization have been restricted or eliminated, especially for immigrants who face the risk of deportation at immigration court.
These graphs provide a summary of immigration history and show the role Congress has played in narrowing the opportunities for immigrants to earn permanent residency.
For more information on how Congress has reduced immigration options, click here: The Congressional War Against Due Process At Immigration Court.
SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST
We plan to keep adding new charts and graphs to this section.
If there are any rules or regulations, concepts or data, you would like explained, feel free to submit your questions. Simply submit your request in the box provided at the bottom of this page.
We’ll do our best to address your concerns, and to help you better understand the ins and outs of immigration law.
