A person has just been appointed Immigration Czar, giving him absolute power over immigration status questions in
Question:
A person has just been appointed Immigration Czar, giving him absolute power over immigration status questions in the United States. For purposes of this exercise, U.S. immigration law is exactly what he wants it to be - don't concern with the actual state of current immigration law.
First, rank the following applicants for admission to legal immigration status from 1 to 24.
Second, decide how many of the applicants he will admit. In other words, from his ranked list will he allow admission to none, to all or to some number in between?
Be prepared to discuss and explain the decisions.
_____A is the spouse of a U.S. citizen and has three children. A has never worked.
_____B is the minor child of A and her current U.S. citizen spouse.
_____C is A's minor child by a previous marriage.
_____D is A's adult child by a previous marriage.
_____E is a highly skilled scientist with no relatives in the United States.
_____F owns a large and successful business that she wishes to expand into the United States.
_____G is an agricultural laborer who never finished high school.
_____H is an outstanding basketball player who has been drafted by an NBA team.
_____I is an experienced nurse with no relatives in the United States.
_____J, now age 18, was brought to the United States on a tourist visa by a parent at age three from a country with an Islamic fundamentalist government. She speaks the language of her home country, but has not returned there since her arrival in the United States. She just graduated from high school with honors.
_____K is the adopted teenage child of a U.S. citizen with a juvenile delinquency adjudication for possession of marijuana.
_____L is a victim of domestic violence who has assisted the police in the prosecution of her abuser.
_____M came to the United States six ago with a student visa to complete a Ph.D. program. M became involved in a same-sex relationship with a U.S. citizen five years ago. Recently, M and her partner traveled to New York and were married. M's student visa is about to expire and M wants to remain permanently in the United States.
_____N is a 15-year-old girl who was smuggled into the United States and forced to work at a brothel for several months before being freed during a police raid.
_____O is a 15-year-old boy who was smuggled into the United States and forced to work long hours on an isolated farm where his documents and wages were withheld.
_____P is the aging parent of a legal permanent resident.
_____Q is the spouse of a U.S. citizen and the U.S. citizen spouse is almost finished serving a prison sentence for a felony conviction for drug trafficking.
_____R entered the country illegally and gave birth to a child, a U.S. citizen, who was born with severe physical disabilities.
_____S is the adult sibling of a U.S. citizen and has a spouse and five minor children.
_____T is the spouse of a legal permanent resident. T and her spouse have two minor children born in the United States. T entered the United States undocumented several years ago.
_____U participated in a failed military coup to overthrow a brutal dictator in her home country and claims that she will be tortured if returned to her native country.
_____V is a 6-year-old girl who claims she will be subjected to female gender mutilation if returned to her native country.
_____W is V's mother.
_____X came to the United States two years ago with her young son and husband, who has several years left in his Ph.D. program. X, who has been the primary caretaker for her son, and husband were recently divorced.
International Marketing And Export Management
ISBN: 9781292016924
8th Edition
Authors: Gerald Albaum , Alexander Josiassen , Edwin Duerr