By Anthony Advincula | Newamericamedia.org CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Getting a green card can be a long, arduous process for many immigrants. Some even have to wait for 25 years or spend tens of thousands of dollars to get legal permanent residency in the United States. Because of this, legal permanent residents who are eligible for naturalization often think that applying for U.S. citizenship is harder than it really is. “They fear that they won’t pass the test and interview....

Legal Matters By ATTY. CRISPIN CADAY LOZANO The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the renewal process for hundreds of thousands of young non-citizens who received a grant of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Renewal of DACA ensures current DACA holders will continue to be safe from deportation for another two-year period. In addition, they will continue to have work authorization and to be eligible to receive a social security number...

PerryScope By PERRY DIAZ When Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares declared her candidacy for president of the Philippines, she confessed that she didn’t have the organization or the resources to run a presidential campaign. With no political party to provide the resources, manpower, and a nationwide political network -- and without tons of moolah, which she admittedly lacks – Grace’s campaign vehicle would be like a Mercedes Benz 500 with a go-kart engine. It wouldn’t be able to m...

As I See It By ELPIDIO R. ESTIOKO This week’s column will feature reactions from my last week’s column, entitled Teaching without grades and still yield quality instructions, from some 55 respondents from my friends in Facebook (FB) and others whom I talked to personally. Basically, teachers who have been in the classrooms for many years disagree with the gradeless proposal while those who are new in the profession seem to agree with some qualifications and reservation...