CORONA VIRUS / COVID-19 ADVISORY

Due to the health risks posed by the Corona Virus tragedy, our office is following the directives of the governor of California in order to minimize the risks to our staff, our clients and our community. Our office will continue to operate fully, as it has thus far, observing our normal schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We will continue to schedule appointments to meet with clients and will do this via ZOOM or Telephone only.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with any of our lawyers or staff members, please do so by calling our office at 619-291-1112. You can also contact us via e-mail at [email protected]janbejar.com

Thank you for your understanding.

AVISO DE CORONA VIRUS / COVID-19

Debido a los riesgos para la salud planteados por la tragedia del Virus Corona, nuestra oficina está siguiendo las directivas del gobernador de California para minimizar los riesgos para nuestro personal, nuestros clientes y nuestra comunidad. Nuestra oficina seguirá funcionando a pleno, como lo ha hecho hasta ahora, cumpliendo con nuestro horario habitual, de lunes a viernes de 8:30 a.m. a 5:30 p.m. Continuaremos programando citas para reunirnos con los clientes y lo haremos solo a través de ZOOM o por teléfono.

Si desea programar una cita con alguno de nuestros abogados o miembros del personal, hágalo llamando a nuestra oficina al 619-291-1112. También puede contactarnos por correo electrónico a [email protected]

Gracias por su comprensión.

Resolving Immigration ProblemsIn An Honest & Responsible Manner

California has high immigration numbers; Is there room for more?

The topic of immigration has lately been a hotbed of controversy from both sides of the political spectrum. While both political parties have differing opinions about the topic, one thing remains certain. The United States may be friendly to legal immigrants, but other countries far surpass this country in immigration when the numbers are looked at as a percentage of the total population.

When looking at the total number of immigrants, this country seems like it is the most immigrant-friendly nation in the world. However, when viewed as a percentage of the population, our country actually comes in 22nd. Those numbers suggest that if we increase our immigration numbers, we would not be forced into the poor house.

Luxembourg actually takes the honor of being the most immigrant friendly country, followed by Switzerland. America ranks below Canada, New Zealand, Australia and even Israel. By the numbers compiled by this study, America could increase immigration by up to three million people per year and it still would not make the top five of friendliest countries.

These figures may be surprising to some, but several states in this country have a huge immigration population, California included, and the study authors suggest that they suffer no ill effects from their immigrant populations. In fact, those same states all rank highly in terms of median income.

With the immigration numbers of other countries compared to ours, it actually could lend credence to the argument that immigration isn’t nearly as serious a problem as some believe it to be. Perhaps the information in this study will inspire lawmakers to loosen restrictions on American immigration laws, allowing those who wish to become American citizens a more direct path to their goals.

Source: Southern California Public Radio, “By the numbers: Just how welcoming is the U.S. to immigrants?” Leslie Berestein Rojas, Nov. 19, 2012

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