Immigration Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Oklahoma Watch

Adriana Mireles Robles, 18, holds her nephew, Noel Ramirez, inside her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 24, 2011. Robles, 18, came here with her family from Mexico when she was 2 years old. Her family has applied for permanent residency but it has been pending for 16 years.

Holding on to a Dream

by Ginnie Graham August 2, 2011October 28, 2019

H-2A Visas Attract Foreign Laborers

by Jaclyn Cosgrove July 26, 2011October 28, 2019

Chad Selman, operator of S & S Pecans, pours a zinc mixture into a sprayer machine on the back of his all-terrain vehicle as his father and company owner, Chuck Selman, waits. The Selmans do most of the work on their farm during the summer and hire temporary visa workers, usually from Mexico, during the fall to help with harvesting pecans.

H-2A Program Yields Legal Foreign Labor

by Jaclyn Cosgrove July 25, 2011October 28, 2019

Immigration Enforcement Questioned

by Ginnie Graham July 24, 2011October 28, 2019

Former Mexican citizen Ernesto Rosas (left) and former Indian citizens Simon Mascarenhas and George Varghese take the oath of citizenship during a June 24 naturalization ceremony at the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City.

Long Road to Citizenship

by Randy Ellis July 19, 2011October 28, 2019

Eight-year-old Ann George takes a photo of her father, George Varghese, a new citizen from India, during a June 24 naturalization ceremony at the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City.

Fickle Path to U.S. Citizenship

by Randy Ellis July 16, 2011October 28, 2019