Did you know about 2.2 million immigrants stand to be affected by the policies across California, including an estimated 27,000 in the Sacramento area that uses public assistance programs?

Recent research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that immigrants who disenroll from programs could take an estimated $2 billion from California’s economy, which could result in a loss of 12,650 jobs and $108 million in state and local tax revenue.

Detaining migrants

Detaining migrants was not always seen as normal. On the contrary, immigration detention has a short-lived and complicated history.

In the late 19th century, America first imposed immigration detention. But, detaining migrants no longer seemed necessary by the early 1950s.

As a result of the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Great Depression, Asian and European migration had fallen drastically.

In 1954, officials from the Immigration and Naturalization Service concluded that a vast majority of migrants could be released on conditional “parole,” while their cases were being reviewed.

Detention was reserved for migrants who were deemed likely to abscond or who posed a threat to national security or public safety. Only four people in immigration custody were seeking entry into the country by January 1955.

Where the U.S. Immigration Lawyer Can Help?

• Non-Immigrant Visas
• Immigrant Visas
• Adjustment of Status
• S. Citizenship & Naturalization
• Deportation & Removal Prevention

U.S. Green Cards are generally available to immigrants based on a family relationship, a job offer, an investment in the United States, or refugee or asylee status. Our green card immigration attorney in Carlsbad assists with all green card applications.

Learn about the immigration legal services offered by our immigration and tax lawyer in Carlsbad by contacting attorney for a free phone evaluation today. Call us at (760) 805-1442.