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Legal Immigration terms
H-1B and student visas, green cards, the gold card, travel bans and the rules for legal immigration.
Chain migration A critics' term for family-based immigration, in which citizens and residents sponsor relatives, who may later sponsor others. E-Verify A federal online system that lets employers check whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States. Green card The document showing lawful permanent resident status, which lets a noncitizen live and work in the U.S. indefinitely and later apply for citizenship. H-1B visa A temporary work visa for foreign professionals in specialty occupations, capped annually and allocated by lottery.