It is well known all over the world that America has a long history of providing assistance and sustenance to those who come to her shores. The country has always supported hard work and labor, and persevering individuals whose lives are led with dignity.
According to the latest U S Census data the two largest demographic groups are Asians and Hispanics, but the fact is that the two largest demographic groups are “disproportionately poor enough to qualify for public assistance; the rate of “Asians or Pacific Islanders” who are poor enough to qualify for government assistance is nearly half-again higher than that for “non-Hispanic whites.” And the rate for Hispanics is nearly triple.
Yet America is increasingly failing to fulfill that promise to traditionally disadvantaged black, Hispanic, Asian, veteran, disabled and younger Americans. Several factors foster unemployment in these communities, including but not limited to, poor education, criminal justice system disparities, biases, racial diversity challenges and immigration problems.
The Census gives an example that Asian and Hispanic U.S. residents are not faring well in the fourth decade of the greatest wave of immigration in American history. 17.8 percent of Asians or Pacific Islanders receive means-tested government assistance, compared with 13.2 percent for non-Hispanic whites.
For those who wish to adjust status in the United States of America or apply for an immigration visa from abroad it is necessary to take the Immigration Medical Exam. It is next to impossible to obtain the Green Card or to be able to adjust status without a medical examination.
The Green Card Medical can be conducted by a doctor who is approved by the USCIS, or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For those who are taking the Examination inside the country a list of USCIS-approved Civil Surgeons can be found on the USCIS website, or they can log onto www.easyime.com. easyIME provides free services to applicants, and an appointment with a most-preferred Surgeon can be fixed up online.
Before the application of temporary or permanent residency is approved applicants for the Green Card are required to furnish proof of treatment and submit evidence of follow up tests. Children may be required to give additional requirements. The Immigration Medical is generally valid for a period of 1 year. Immigrants who are legal residents but who are changing status to U S citizens may be asked to re-take the Green Card Medical. The results of the Medical will be presented to an Immigration Officer, shared with certain health care departments or other public health authorities.
An applicant engaged in the process for a Green Card needs to at the final stages, submit to the Medical Exam for Immigration. This is how it goes….
In order to get through to the final stages of the Green Card process, the applicant must undergo a medical examination. The main purpose behind this exercise is to ensure that the applicant is not inadmissible to the United States on public health grounds.
CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE GREEN CARD MEDICAL WITH YOUR PERSONAL DOCTOR OR PHYSICIAN?
The applicant cannot simply get the exam taken at the personal doctor’s. The Medical can only be conducted by specially designated doctors, appointed specifically by USCIS, or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the officiating body for immigration in the United States. Civil Surgeons approved by USCIS undergo special training about immigration issues and are instructed at each level of the Immigration Medical process.
HOW DOES ONE ACCESS THE LIST OF USCIS CIVIL SURGEONS?
The Green Card applicant can access the list of Civil Surgeons from the USCIS website in his or her area, or, as an alternative make an online appointment through the www.easyime.com website, a service that helps Green Card aspirants to take the examination.
Due to archaic U S drug laws hundreds and thousands of people are sent away from the country each year due to committing minor drug offenses, even if they had served out the term long ago. This has come to light due to a report which was released some days ago by an international advocacy group.
The report has recorded struggles of hundreds of immigrants and families that were involved in the arrests, non-citizens were majorly arrested for minor drug offenses and then placed into deportation procedures.
An old lady with age of 67 was facing deportation for a conviction in the year 1995 for selling $5 worth of a drug, the report blamed her for dependence on the substance.
“I live in a drug-infested area,” the old lady said about her neighborhood, in the report. She said the death of her mother following a train accident had devastated her, and this sparked off a series of drug use and criminal convictions. In 1995, the lady said that an undercover cop gave her $5 and asked her to buy a small amount of drugs for him. She later pleaded guilty to attempted sale of a narcotic substance.
“Simple possession of cocaine or marijuana were among the most frequent charges in deportation cases against non-citizens whose drug offense was their most serious crime”, according to the report. From the years 2007 to 2012, more than 41,000 non-citizens were deported for cocaine possession, and more than 34,000 were deported for marijuana possession.
