This Memorial Day will represent my parents’ 35th wedding anniversary. However, more importantly, it will also represent their thirty-fifth anniversary of living in this country, and in Houston, Texas. Leaving both of their families behind, and the only country that they had ever called home, my parents left India and came to Houston in 1979. […]
My family has been in America for quite a long time. I have heard that my mother’s family descends from Isaac Stearns, who came to America in 1630 and then served as secretary to Governor John Winthrop, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My mother’s family eventually came to live in Aurora, Illinois, […]
Those were the words of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. And, wow, has he caught a lot of flak for it from anti-immigrant folks. Politics aside—I neither hate nor love Jeb Bush—the former Gov has a point. Instead of spouting hateful rhetoric, our politicians should be seeking a sensible, comprehensive, and compassionate solution to illegal […]
On Wednesday, Congressional democrats filed what’s known as a “discharge petition” to force the House of Representatives to schedule a vote on H.R. 15, the comprehensive immigration reform bill that has been sitting in the House since early October. While there has been a lot of talk back and forth about what exactly immigration reform […]
If you are a permanent resident of the United States and are thinking about applying for U.S. citizenship, the first question you might ask is why bother applying in the first place? There are significant fees involved and it does require a lot of documentation. However, by becoming a U.S. citizen, you gain many rights […]