Legal immigration is good for America. Legal immigration is a highly regulated and tightly controlled system that serves the national interest by allowing a limited number of close family members and much-needed employees to come to the United States each year. Through our legal immigration system, U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents unite with close family members, and U.S. employers obtain the specific skills necessary to strengthen the U.S. economy and remain competitive in the global economy. Through legal immigration, the U.S. also fulfills its longstanding tradition of protecting a tiny fraction of the world's refugees.
Legal immigration is good for America - citizens and immigrants alike.
LPRs are given immigrant visas, commonly referred to as green cards. Examples of non-immigrants are students, tourists, temporary workers, business executives, and diplomats. An LPR can sponsor his or her spouse, minor children, and adult unmarried children. Typically, the employer must first demonstrate to the Department of Labor that there is no qualified U.S. worker available for the job. A person located outside the United States who seeks protection in the U.S. on the grounds that he or she faces persecution in his or her homeland can enter this country as a refugee.