Citizenship in the United Stats may be granted in different ways. A person who is born in the country becomes a citizen at birth. An individual who immigrates to America may become a U.S. citizen through voluntary naturalization. Once a North Carolina resident is a...
Month: April 2021
Do criminal convictions always lead to deportation?
Immigrants with a criminal conviction may face the threat of deportation. In a recent case, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) dove into this issue. The case involves a man who immigrated to the United States 25 years ago. Authorities in Nebraska recently...
ICE ends policy fining undocumented immigrants
In another reversal from the anti-immigrant stance by the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced April 23 that it will no longer threaten undocumented immigrants who refuse to leave the U.S. with punitive fines. The policy put many...
Discrimination lawsuit alleges “hostile racial harassment”
Racial discrimination in the workplace is hardly a novel story, but an employer’s failure to take curative action when confronted by two black employees making the same allegations stretches the limits of credibility. Nevertheless, a workplace discrimination lawsuit...
A university education can open doors for immigrants
People around the world recognize that a college education is still perhaps the most reliable way to ensure a career that can provide for a person and her loved ones as well as open doors to new opportunities. For this reason, many people from around the world seek...
The emerging issue of hair discrimination
The way that a person chooses to style or wear their hair is an expression of who they are. Throughout North Carolina, men and women of all backgrounds visit salons and barbershops to have professionals help them achieve the looks they desire for their heads of hair....