The Immigration Mastermind Carlos Batara

Let’s be honest.
When it comes to immigration reform, both sides of the political aisle in Congress are engaged in a cynical game that treats migrants as campaign fodder for election purposes. 
In so doing, they create a public impression that immigration is an intractable issue which, they claim, the other side is causing by their stubbornness to rigidly adhere to demands that are unacceptable. 
Lost in this immature exchange of absolutism is the failure to craft sensible policies that help human beings in desperate need of stability and security.
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It was bound to happen.
Sooner or later, as the U.S. has increasingly presented a not-so-friendly welcome mat to those seeking refuge, migrants were bound to look elsewhere in their quests for security and stability. . . .
Even neighbors residing next door, at our Southwest border from Mexico.
That some of our neighbors were trying to enter Canada is not new information to those of us who work in the field of immigration law. 
However, the number of individuals bypassing the U.S. is larger than I personally suspected.
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Immigration decisions are rarely simple. 
For instance, take a couple who fall in love.  One person is a U.S. citizen living in the United States, the other lives in another country. 
They decide to get married. They have two options.
They can get married abroad. Then the U.S. citizen can file a marriage-based petition for their spouse.
Or the citizen could petition their loved one as a fiancé to enter the U.S. and get married her
To make their decision, such couples have six items to weigh: three legal requirements and three personal considerations.
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Since I started paying attention to politics in junior high school, I’ve considered myself to be a liberal – and often a so-called “radical” liberal.
But as time has passed, I have noticed that my views do not always jive with the opinions of those considered liberals in the media. 
Take immigration. 
Like my colleagues, I am angry at what is going at our country’s southwest borders.
I am angry with the mistreatment of poor, starving, luckless folks by border agents, and the shameless grandstanding of politicians who only care to manipulate the public to vote for them. 
But I am also upset with my side of the political aisle for not understanding that an “all or nothing” stance will not get us, as a nation, closer to a resolution for those vulnerable souls in need of help and compassion.
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What happens when a lawful permanent resident becomes a U.S. citizen - while the application they filed for their immigrant spouse is pending?
Is it revoked and they have to start over?
Is it automatically changed to a new category?
Well, neither.
Allow me to explain.
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Once upon a time, you would use the Yellow Pages to hire a local attorney to help you.
Back then, the internet and technology had not yet shattered barriers to international communication.
Driving to a brick-and-mortar office to meet with your attorney, however far away, was the only game in town.
These days, many folks buy books, clothes, household items, bank, make flight reservations, and download music online through internet and phone technology.
Why should high quality immigration legal services be any different?
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