As a citizen of the United States, a person is entitled to many rights that would otherwise not be available. But it is not such an easy process to reach that stage.  Our staff is knowledgeable in a wide variety of immigration law matters, including all types of immigrant and non-immigrant visas, citizenship by naturalization or derived from parents, and all other issues of the ever changing immigration laws in the United States. We use our wisdom and competence in the area of immigration law to make the process as simple and straightforward as possible for our clients.

Here are some immigration facts and statistics:

• Since the year 2000, over 35.2 million people in the United States were immigrants, making up 12.1% of the population
• 7.9 million people moved to the USA in the past 5 years, the highest immigration of record, however each year the movement has been downward since 2000
• 1 out of 5 children in the United States has a parent who is an immigrant
• Over 2,000 immigrants and refugees legally enter the United States every day.
• Florida, California, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, and Massachusetts house 3/4 of the foreign-born population in the U.S.
• There are an estimated 18 million illegal immigrants in the USA today [these are people who entered legally but overstayed or violated their visa status as well as people who cross the borders from Canada and Mexico.)

You need specific documentation and assistance from an experienced immigration lawyer if you are a non-citizen who is visiting the U.S. as a tourist, a student in the U.S., working in the U.S., or trying to become a U.S. citizen. We can help you or your loved ones with the process of becoming a citizen of the United States.

I remain concerned, competent and committed,  Kathryn E.Terry