At the turn of the seventeenth century, few could have foreseen that England was going to be the great colonizer of North America. Wealthy Spain began colonizing in the New World almost immediately after explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506)...

Each year, thousands of would-be immigrants from around the world apply to immigrate to the United States, others apply for asylum, and others immigrate illegally. The decision of who gets to stay is based on legislation that has established quotas...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It performs many of the functions formerly carried out by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, which...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to rework its business processes and has introduced four new types of electronic accounts. As another piece of the restructuring, the form employers currently use to petition for an H-1B visa--the I-129--may be replaced by...

Immigration as a Democratic Challenge: Citizenship and Inclusion in Germany and the United States. By Ruth Rubio-Marin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. 270. Ruth Rubio-Marin's book emerges from a well-founded concern at the growing numbers of long-term residents in the world's leading...