Table of Contents

Presentation Slides ……………………………………………………

…. 1

Copy of the N-400: Application for Naturalization …………...

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Sample Questions from the USCIS History and Government

Exam …....18

“Immigrants at Mid-Decade” by Steven A. Camarota ………

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Immigration: Discussion Guides (from Public Agenda) ………

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Immigration: Fact File (from Public Agenda) ……………………

……..29

Fact Sheet: Estimates of the Unauthorized Migrant

Population for States
(from Pew Hispanic Center) ………………………………
…....35

Fact Sheet: Modes of Entry for the Unauthorized Migrant

Population (from Pew Hispanic Center) ………………………
……………36

Fact Sheet: The Labor Force Status of Short-Term

unauthorized Workers (from Pew Hispanic Center) ………
……………………………41

Selection’s from Now That I’m Here (from Public Agenda) …

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Finding One: Feeling Right at Home ……………………

………44

Finding Three: Bureaucracy and Paperwork ……………

……...49

Finding Four: An Obligation to Learn English …………

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 Finding Five: Working for a Living …………………………
…..55

Finding Six: Citizenship ……………………………………

…....58

Finding Seven: A Closer Look at Immigrants from

Mexico …….62

Community Resources ………………………………………………

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Academic Resources …………………………………………………

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 Community Resources

Remember that as volunteers, it’s not our job to provide answers to

questions about the naturalization process or to provide advice
about applications. However, we can help our students locate and
use the resources available to them.

USCIS FIELD OFFICES SERVING ORANGE COUNTY LEARNERS:

USCIS Application Support Center (for fingerprinting appointments)
4801 Chastain Avenue Building #10
Suite #175
Charlotte, NC 28217-2231

USCIS Field Office – Charlotte (for interviews, some information and

customer service)
6130 Tyvola Centre Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217

Arlington Asylum Office (handling information and interviews related to

asylum cases)
1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
703-525-8141

Civil Surgeons (for application physical/ medical exam) in the Orange

County area:
• Dr. Mark Arthur Samia, Medfirst Medical Center
4819 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703
(919) 878-4508
• Dr. John E. LaCouture
1515 West Cornwallis Drive, Suite 110, Greensboro, NC 27408
(704) 369-0437
• Dr. Rafael Moreschi
105 A Kilmayne Drive, Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-2253
• Dr. Mark Arthur Samia, Medfirst Medical Center
2731-B Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 878-4647
• Dr. Gonzalo A. Fernandez, Occupational Health Partners
101 Connor Drive, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 661-0801
• Dr. Gonzalo A. Fernandez, Occupational Health Partners
515 Ridge Road, Roxboro, NC 27583
(919) 661-0801

LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA (www.legalaidnc.org)

Durham Office (serving Durham and the 7 surrounding counties)
201 West Main Street, Suite 400

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Durham, NC 27702
919-688-6396
FAX: 919-682-8157
TO REQUEST HELP: 1-866-219-5262 (toll free)

Greensboro Office (serving the six county area surrounding Greensboro)

122 North Elm Street, Suite 700
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-272-0148;
800-951-2257 (toll-free)
FAX: 336-333-9825

Pittsboro Office (serving the six county area around Pittsboro, including
Orange County)
959 East Street, Suite A&B
P.O. Box 1728
Pittsboro, NC 27312-8836
919-542-0475
FAX: 919-545-0735.
TO REQUEST HELP: 1-866-219-5262 (toll free)

Raleigh Office (serving Wake County)

224 South Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-828-4647
FAX: 919-839-8370
TO REQUEST HELP: 1-866-219-5262 (toll free)

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION LAWYERS

IN THE CHAPEL HILL AREA-
Brenman Law Firm
1829 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5861
(919) 932-4593 (Within NC)
(866) 998-4727 (Toll Free US)
IN THE DURHAM AREA-
Kurtz & Blum PLLC Jonathan D. Guze
123 West Main Street 2507 Wrightwood Ave.
Suite 301 Durham, NC 27705-5829
Durham, NC 27701 (919) 403-0477
(919) 956-5555 FAX: (919) 403-8582
(888) 956-5511 (Toll Free)

Browne Flebotte Wilson & Horn PLLC

P.O. Box 2247

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(919) 688-7393 (extension 282)
FAX: (919) 683-6393
IN THE RALEIGH AREA-
Prall Immigration Law Firm, PC The Farrell Law Group
178 Mine Lake Ct., Ste. 200 4900 Falls of the Neuse Road
P.O. Box 80033 Suite 212
Raleigh, NC 27623 Raleigh, NC 27609-5477
Phone: (919) 844-3679 Phone: (919) 872-0300
FAX: (919) 882-9384 FAX: (919) 872-0303

Paul A. Suhr Kurtz & Blum PLLC

Suite 502 16 West Martin Street, 10th Floor

1110 Navaho Dr Raleigh, NC 27601

Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: (919) 832-7700

Phone: (919) 876-4707 (888) 505-7780 (Toll Free)

FAX: (919) 876-4237 FAX: (919) 832-2740

Dr. Robert J. Miller Armstrong Law Offices, P.L.L.C.

3404 Lake Boone Trail 316 W. Millbrook Rd., Ste. 117
Raleigh, NC 27607 Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 781-8151 Phone: (919) 846-6724
Fax: (919) 781-8151 (800) 420-8121
FAX: (919) 829-1924
Ann Robertson
The Capital Club Bldg
Suite 1101
16 W Martin St
Raleigh, NC 27601-2931
Phone: (919) 834-7004
FAX: (919) 834-0428
IN THE GREENSBORO AREA-
Goulder Immigration Law Firm The Quinn Law Firm
3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 130 315 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27408 Greensboro, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 808-1119 Phone: (336) 272-9072
1-866-878-4727 (Toll Free) Fax: (336) 272-2289
FAX: (336) 808-1118

CITIZENSHIP (CIVICS) COURSES

Durham Tech

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 o For more information, see www.durhamtech.edu/
html/current/noncredit/esl.htm.
“The American Experience”
Designed for high intermediate and advanced students, the course has a
flexible structure to allow students to polish their English language skills
as they contrast and compare various world cultures with American
culture. This is accomplished through lively and topical discussions,
reading, writing, and use of the media (newspapers, magazines, videos,
TV, etc.). The course relies heavily on student participation.

CITIZENSHIP/ CIVICS EDUCATION RESOURCES

• Civics Flash Cards: A useful study tool for students and teachers.
• Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons: Short lessons
based on the U.S. history and government questions found on the
naturalization test. Available in English and Spanish.
• Sample U.S. History and Government Questions: Study questions for
naturalization test preparation. Available in English, Spanish and
Chinese.
• The Citizen's Almanac: A handbook on U.S. civic history and the rights
and responsibilities of citizenship.
• Pocket Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United
States: A pocket-size version of America's two most important
documents.

All available at
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243

c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=bb93667706f7d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCR
D&vgn extchannel=bb93667706f7d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD

TO DOWNLOAD REQUIRED IMMIGRATION FORMS

US CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6

a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS (AN INCOMPLETE LIST)

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 North Carolina Immigrants' Legal Assistance Project
c/o The NC Justice Center
PO Box 28068
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-856-2185
919-856-2175
yvonne@ncjustice.org
www.ncjustice.org/projects.html#ilap

Network of Immigrant Advocates

c/o The NC Justice Center
PO Box 28068 224 S. Dawson St
Raleigh, NC 27611 Raleigh, NC 27601
919-856-2178
919-856-2175
dani@ncjustice.org
www.ncjustice.org/cms/index.php?pid=51

El Centro Latino
110 W. MAIN ST., SUITE 2F
CARRBORO, NC 27510
PHONE - 919-932-4652
FAX - 919-929-7632
centrol@bellsouth.net
www.elcentrolatino.org

Advocacy for North Carolina Asian Pacific Americans

206 Carver St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 918 7858
Fax: (919) 644-3048
email@ancapa.org

Boat People SOS (Vietnamese Resettlement)

3801 Computer Drive
Suite 110
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
http://www.bpsos.org

American Civil Liberties Union

5 W. Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 834-3390

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 Academic Resources

To discuss immigration:
Steven A. Camarota, “Immigrants at Mid-Decade: A Snapshot of
America’s Foreign Born Population in 2005.” Backgrounder Dec.
2005. The Center for Immigration Studies.
http://www.cis.org/articles/2005/back1405.html.

Steven A. Farkas et al. “Now That I’m Here: What America’s

Immigrants Have to Say About Life in the US Today.”
Carneige Corporation of New York/ Public Agenda: New
York, 2003. http://www.publicagenda.org/research/pdfs/
now_that_ im_here.pdf.

The Kettering Foundation. The Challenges of American Immigration:

What Should We Do? 2003-004. National Issues Forums.
http://www.nifi.org/discussion_
guides/detail.aspx?catID=13&itemID=758.

The Kettering Foundation. Admissions Decisions: Should Immigration

be Restricted? 1994. National Issues Forums.
http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/
detail.aspx?catID=8&itemID=613.

Public Agenda. Immigration Issues Guide. 2007.

http://www.publicagenda.org/
issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=immigration.

Opportunities for tutor training through the Verizon Literacy

Network:
Citizenship: What Volunteers Need to Know
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part I
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part II
Working with Refugees

To read copies of legislation:

For legislation to be considered in either Chamber:
http://thomas.loc.gov/
For active legislation in either chamber:
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/ legislative/b_ three_
sections_with _teasers/active_leg_page.htm

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