Can someone who is undocumented immediately apply for citizenship?
Can anyone with a green card apply for citizenship?
At what point does someone receive a social security card and start paying taxes?
Is there a limit to the number of people that can earn citizenship?
What is the formal process to apply for citizenship?
How much does it cost?
Does the US allow dual citizenship?
Why do some people not apply for citizenship?
Can earned citizenship be taken away?

Guest: Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre, Supervising Attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC)

What are some of the specialty visas available for non-citizen victims of violence? (U-Visas, VAWA, T-Visas, TPS)
What is a visa?
When were these types of visas established?
How many of these visas are available?
What are some examples of a VAWA and U-Visa case?
Do these visas cost?
How long do these visas last? Can they be taken away?
Where are TPS holders from and what happens when the status expires?

Guest: Zeyla Gonzalez, a Department of Justice Accredited Representative with Human Rights Initiative of North Texas

What is asylum?
Is someone seeking asylum the same as a refugee?
When did the US begin to accept asylum seekers?
How does someone seeking asylum begin the process and what do they have to prove?
What are the wait times and is there a fee for asylum?
Can families apply together?
Do asylum seekers have a right to an attorney?
Is asylum a permanent status?

Guest: Heidi Cerneka, Immigration Attorney with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center

Why is immigration court an important topic?
How is immigration court different/similar to civil or criminal courts?
Are immigration judges elected? How long is their term?
What cases go before an immigration court?
What is due process and does it apply to immigration court?
What is the immigration court backlog?

Guest: Rebecca Kitson, Immigration Attorney at Rebecca Kitson Law

What is an employment-based visa?
Types of employment-based visas and industries that use them
Limits, costs, and length of employment-based visas
Rights of immigrant workers

Guest: Michael G. Bailey, Immigration Attorney in Dallas, TX.

What does DACA stand for?
When was DACA introduced?
Who is and isn't eligible for DACA?
What are the costs and benefits of DACA?
DACA and the Supreme Court decision on 6/18/20.
What is the DREAM Act?

Interview with Carlos Rodríguez, Jesuit Volunteer and Legal Assistant and Shalini Thomas, Legal Program Manager and DOJ Accredited Representative for the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC)

What is the southern US/Mexico border like?
Who guards the border and where should people cross?
What are some of the potential outcomes for someone trying to cross the border without documents? (Including a brief explanation of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the Remain in Mexico policy)
How has activity at the border changed since COVID-19?

Interview with Luis Guerra, Legal Advocate and Strategic Capacity Officer with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). 

Part one of a discussion on Family-Based Immigration:

What is family-based immigration?
Who can come to the US on a family visa?
How long does it take for family to be allowed to enter the US through a family visa?
What is chain migration?
What does the term "anchor babies" mean?

Interview with Luis Rojo, immigration attorney with the Law Offices of Jaime Barron

Part two of a discussion on Family-Based Immigration:

Overview of marriage visas

What happens if a 'green card marriage' is found to be illegitimate?

How long does it take for a spouse to get a green card?

Why would a family-based visa be denied?

How many family-based visas are available?

What are notarios?

How much does a family-based visa cost?

Interview with Luis Rojo, immigration attorney with the Law Offices of Jaime Barron

Who can come to the US as an immigrant?
How does someone ask to come to the US?
How long does it take for a visa to be approved?
How much does it cost?
What is the difference between a visa, a green card, and citizenship?

Interview with Nubia Torres, Director of Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities Dallas