U.S. immigration law has often been compared with tax law in its complexity. It has developed over the last 200 years with a hodge-podge of statutes, regulations, executive orders and court cases. When an immigration case hits the media, it is rarely explained within the context of the larger picture. The purpose of this OLL 2-part course will be to teach the basic structure of the US immigration system: who is a citizen? What is a “green card”? How does a person come to the U.S. legally, and what happens if he/she comes illegally? We will examine how a foreign relative can come to the U.S., and how an employer can bring in a foreign worker.