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AILA invited members to share stories of welcome with us as the past two years have brought opportunities to help people, as they come to the U.S. through various ways. AILA members and their communities have opened their arms and hearts to people; this blog post includes several short examples. The post The Welcoming Spirit first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/Mx6CEq1 via IFTTT

AILA New England Chapter Community Based Organizations Committee member Lara Wagner explains the importance, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship and describes a recent Citizenship Day event where chapter members offered legal expertise to help people take the final steps to citizenship. The post Citizenship Matters first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/b5U0eAz via IFTTT

In this blog post, AILA member Peter Choi offers a helpful primer for adjustment of status applicants as they attempt to decipher the Visa Bulletin. The post Priority Dates, Dates for Filing, and Final Action Dates: An Intro to the Visa Bulletin for Adjustment of Status Applicants first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/AqPGEnz via IFTTT

AILA member Vaman Kidambi highlights the limbo that DREAMers are still stuck in and urges immigration attorneys to advocate for fairer and more humane immigration laws and policies, writing that immigrants bring "a rich diversity of culture, identity and togetherness" that benefits us all. The post And the DREAMers Dream On first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/GvnqYtS via IFTTT