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121Wet feet, dry feet policy — The wet foot, dry foot policy is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year …
122Sham marriage — A sham marriage is a union (marriage) motivated not so much by love but instead by a desire for political advantage or personal convenience. Examples of the former include many royal marriages, one of the most famous being the marriage between… …
123Homestead exemption in Florida — Homestead is given meaning in three different contexts under Florida law: 1. exemption from forced sale before and at death per Art. X, Section 4(a) (b) of the Florida Constitution [http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution… …
124INSPASS — INSPASS, or INS Passenger Accelerated Service System , was a program of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during the late 1990s and early 2000s the purpose of which was to facilitate the entry of pre screened low risk …
125O-1 visa — The O 1 classification is a type of employment visa under United States immigration law that applies to aliens who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained… …
126TN status — TN (Trade NAFTA) status is a special non immigration status unique to citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico. TN status was created by virtue of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It allows American, Canadian and… …
127Oestreicher — is a German surname meaning Nobility of Österreich .The surname sometimes occurs in other families from the Austrian region of Europe.HistoryThis idea has been debunked by the Department of Justice as untrue. They state that the name must have… …
1281882 Immigration Act — On 3rd August, 1882, the US Congress passed a new Immigration Act that stated that a 50 cents tax would be levied on all aliens landing at United States ports. The money collected was to be used to defray the expenses of regulating immigration… …
