Immigration 101 Review Presented by The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

1. Immigration 101 Review Presented by The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Created by Lynne CrandallUniversity of MichiganRevised by Mark KondrakCLA Language CenterUniversity of Minnesota

2. Did you know? Key Vocabulary Deportation Citizenship Fact or Myth? 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

3. Key Vocabulary 100 Points This document allows someone to live permanently in the United States

4. Key Vocabulary100 Points Green Card (Lawful Permanent Resident Card)

5. Key Vocabulary 200 Points The process through which a foreign-born person becomes a U.S citizen

6. Key Vocabulary200 Points Naturalization

7. Key Vocabulary 300 Points A person born in the U.S.A, a minor that has a citizen parent, or someone that has been naturalized is called…

8. Key Vocabulary300 Points Citizen

9. Key Vocabulary 400 Points What do you call someone that has a legal green card and in living in the United States?

10. Key Vocabulary 400 Points A lawful permanent resident (LPR)

11. Key Vocabulary 500 Points A person who is given permission to live legally in the U.S due to fear of persecution for political reasons

12. Key Vocabulary 500 Points Refugee (or a political Asylee) A refugee can apply for lawful permanent resident status after being in the U.S for one year.

13. Did you know? 100 Points How long can a lawful, permanent resident (green card holder) live and work in the United States?

14. Response 100 Points For their entire life. (Unless they commit a deportable crime. Then then can be deported.)

15. Did you know? 200 Points The United States has the largest _____ population in the United States

16. Response 200 Points Somali, Hmong and/or Oromo

17. Did you know? 300 Points The United States can deny legal residency to someone for: (name at least two reasons)

18. Response 300 Points Possible answers: Medical reasons (contagious disease, lack of vaccination), criminal history, fraudulent acts, undocumented entrants

19. Did you know? 400 Points People that come to the United States with special, limited permission to work, study or travel come on a….

20. Response 400 Points Visa (a work, study or travel visa)

21. Did you know? 500 Points Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is granted based on…

22. Response 500 Points An on-going armed conflict in the home country, natural disasters or extraordinary temporary conditions in the home country. TPS does not allow a person to stay in the U.S permanently.

23. Deportation 100 Points Define Deportation

24. Response 100 Points The process of removing someone from the United States, sending a person back to their country of origin or birth.

25. Deportation 200 Points Can a person that came to this country as an immigrant and later became a citizen be deported for any reason?

26. Response 200 Points No. Citizens can NEVER be deported as long as they gained citizenship legitimately and not through fraud.

27. Deportation 300 Points What are three deportable crimes?

28. Response 300 Points Possible answers: Drug use or possession, domestic violence, burglary, possession of a weapon without a permit, statutory rape, violent crimes, using false papers, lying to police or judge about your name…(See class handouts for a full list)

29. Deportation 400 Points Can someone be deported to a country where they don’t speak the language, or where they don’t have any family?

30. Response 400 Points Yes, if not a citizen, and convicted of a deportable crime. You can even be deported if you have lived in the United States most of your life and consider it your only home.

31. Deportation 500 Points What are two things non-citizens can do to avoid deportation?

32. Response 500 Points Don’t commit crimes! Become citizens when possible

33. Citizenship 100 Points The right to travel outside the U.S, the right to petition for family members to move to this country and the right to vote are rights one gets with….

34. Response 100 Points Citizenship

35. Citizenship 200 Points To do this, one must be at least 18 years old, and have lived in the United States from 3 to 5 years (depending) as a legal resident.

36. Response 200 Points Naturalization: the process of becoming a citizen.

37. Citizenship 300 Points Do children with citizen parents need to naturalize? (Go through the process of Naturalization, becoming a citizen?)

38. Response 300 Points No! They can automatically become citizens when their parents become citizens! (as long as the child was a lawful permanent resident and was living with the parent at the time)

39. Citizenship 400 Points What are at least two things someone must do to become a citizen?

40. Response 400 Points Pass a civics test, read, write and speak basic English, establish “good moral character”, take an oath of allegiance.

41. Citizenship 500 Points When a legal permanent resident (LPR) is ready to become a citizen, what is the FIRST thing they should do?

42. Response 500 Points See an immigration lawyer. (This is especially important if you have a criminal record.)

43. Myth Vs Fact 100 Points Nationally, immigrants are five times less likely to be in prison than native-born Americans. Myth or Fact?

44. Response 100 Points Fact. (Immigration Policy Center, 2008)

45. Myth Vs Fact 200 Points Fact or Myth: There are more immigrants in the U.S today than ever before

46. Response 200 Points Myth! When considered as a percentage of the population, the levels are not as high as they have been in past. About 12% of our population is foreign born. Between 1890 and 1910 about 15% of our population was foreign born! (Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights)

47. Myth Vs. Fact 300 Points Fact or Myth: Undocumented (illegal) immigrants contribute to social security.

48. Response 300 Points Fact! A study in 2005 found that undocumented immigrants pay $6-7 billion in Social Security taxes that they will never be able to claim. Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

49. Fact Vs Myth 400 Points Fact or Myth? Most immigrants that come to the United States come legally, with legal documentation

50. Response 400 Points Fact! Most immigrants DO come to this country with legal documents. (Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights)