Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tattoos Snaring Immigrants, Denied Green-cards

There's a new problem facing immigrants trying to move into the United States, even for the people attempting to do it legally by registering and getting green-cards. A fear of gang-related violence and organized crime moving into the US from Mexico has snared a number of immigrants bearing tattoos which resemble gang-related insignia. The denials are due to a part of immigration law which allows denial if there is a potential national-security risk...gang violence spilling over the border. The problem is that many gang symbols have been adopted by the public over the years and don't necessarily mean that the tattoo bearer is affiliated with the gang. Take a look...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tattoo-checks-trip-up-visas.html

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