Citizenship has been an essentially passive legal status involving few demands beyond obeying the law.
California growers and labor contractors acknowledge many farmworkers would leave the fields if granted legal status.
They say the onus is on employers to verify the legal status of their employees.
When extended family members obtain legal status, they too are entitled to family preferences.
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Then most of them would get legal status and be allowed to stay in this country.
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So, in Brown's California, local cops can help hunt you down if you lack legal status.
Exit polls showed nearly two-thirds of all voters favor a path to legal status.
State law regarding the legal status of trust protectors originates either from statute or judicial decisions.
Living in the United States without legal status does not, however, amount to criminality.
The last amnesty law passed in 1986 granted legal status to 2.7 million illegal immigrants.
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The legal status of the Nepalese settlers was one of the first things the king updated.
Mr bin al-Shibh's legal status is still a matter of debate within the administration.
Just about anyone who is going to do drugs uses them, regardless of their legal status.
Most of them had long overstayed their visitors' visas, and so lost any legal status.
Some argue that those who use derivatives should face the economic cost whatever their legal status.
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The technique raises many issues: what is the legal status of the woman who donates her DNA?
The officials said it could be some time before any decision is made on Aziz's legal status.
We can create a pathway for legal status that is fair, reflective of our values, and works.
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But he also cautioned against letting the legal status of the two suspects cause a backlash against immigration.
Contrary to popular belief, marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically confer legal status on unauthorized immigrants.
Most are tribal peoples and are among India's poorest, lacking any legal status or right to their land.
Skype is tough to intercept not only because of its design, but also due to its legal status.
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As for political inclusion, many civic inclusion issues are the result of an uncertain or temporary legal status.
Shortly afterwards, however, he was reshuffled out of office and the legal status of his decree became murky.
UN's human-rights commissioner, Mary Robinson, eight human-rights groups have been granted provisional legal status for the first time.
The changes gave the church full legal status, removed restrictions on its rites, and allowed priests to vote.
Once that happened, people who were in the U.S. illegally could begin to apply for a provisional legal status.
The Patent tracker can also track changes to patent families and legal status.
Lawmakers are expected soon to unveil a bill that would grant a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants.
Those without foundation skills often end up in informal labour, with no legal status, regulations or standard work conditions.
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