Montgomery College Library is proud to join in the celebration of the achievements and contributions of immigrants throughout history. This guide is dedicated to national immigrant heritage. Here, you will learn about immigrant history, stories, and receive several book and video recommendations. You will also find helpful research databases and resources from MC, as well as local and national sources, all dedicated to immigrant heritage.
Links on U.S. Naturalization/Citizenship and Immigration
Books on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Becoming a U.S. Citizen: A Guide to the Law, Exam & Interview
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All in oneresource for successfully applying for U.S. citizenship. Writtenby an experienced attorney, this guide offers everything green card holders (lawfulpermanent residents) need to know in order to apply for and receive naturalizedU.S. citizenship. Includes information on whether would-be applicants meet the stricteligibility criteria (minimum U.S. residence, good moral character, and more),how to prepare and submit Form N-400 and other paperwork, and how to pass theexams and interview. Special focus on dealing with difficulties and delays.
U.S. Immigration Made Easy
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Green cards, visas, and more: What every immigrant needs to know Want to live, work, or travel in the United States? U.S. Immigration Made Easy has helped tens of thousands of people get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. You'll learn: whether you and your family qualify for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation how to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents insider strategies for dealing with bureaucratic officials, delays, and denials ways to overcome low income and other immigration barriers, and how to select the right attorney. U.S. Immigration Made Easy provides detailed descriptions of application processes and helps you avoid traps that might destroy your chances. There's also an immigration eligibility self-quiz, which helps you match your background and skills to a likely category of visa or green card. The 21st edition is completely updated to cover recent legal changes owing to the new presidential administration, including the latest on DACA, U visas, asylum, and more. This book does not cover naturalization. If you're interested in U.S. citizenship, see Nolo's Becoming a U.S. Citizen.
How to Get a Green Card
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Immigration is often in the news, but few people understand who is actually able to apply for a U.S. green card. Many who do apply are denied. This book offers a helpful, step-by-step guide to discovering whether you match one of the green card categories available for people with no U.S. job offers, such as through family relationships, asylum, the visa lottery, and more. The book takes readers through the entire application process, with the help of handy checklists of required forms and documents, tips for avoiding mistakes and dealing with legal complications and bureaucratic holdups, and sample forms. This edition is completely revised to reflect the latest laws, contact information, and fees, plus critical new procedural information based on recent actions by the Trump Administration. This book is not appropriate for people seeking temporary visas to the U.S. (such as tourist or student visas) or work-related green cards.
United States Immigration and Citizenship: Allan Wernick's Guide to the Law
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Written in an easy to use 'workbook' self-help style, with sample forms, clear directions to government agency websites, and a comprehensive listing of many categories including NAFTA, this guide is an essential reference for anyone pursuing what is often a time-consuming process. Of equal value to individuals as to lawyers and paralegals who may meet these issues, it is also ideally suited for grass roots Immigration Agencies, Libraries, Schools, and Universities. Professor Allan Wernick has brought together authoritative guides to assist with navigation through the daunting legal immigration maze at all levels, eventually leading where desired to the obtaining of the much prized citizenship status.
"The United States experienced major waves of immigration during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom. From the 17th to 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans came to America against their will." - History.com
This feature from History.com details immigration from the colonial era to 1965, federal immigration regulation and photos from this time period in U.S. immigration history.
"What does an American look like? Evolving immigration policies in 1965 would lead to ever-changing answers." - History.com
"Attitudes and laws around U.S. immigration have vacillated between welcoming and restrictive since the country's beginning." - History.com
Maryland Folk Festival 2025
Make your plans now to join us in Salisbury, Maryland, for the second year of the Maryland Folk Festival. The Maryland Folk Festival follows Salisbury’s tenure of the National Folk Festival — one of America’s largest, most prestigious and longest-running celebrations of arts, culture, and heritage.
Dates & Times:
Friday, September 19th - Sunday, September 21st, 2025
Time:
9/19/25: 6pm - 9:30pm
9/20/25: 12pm - 9:30pm
9/21/25: 12pm - 6pm
Location: Downtown Salisbury
Registration: Free
Each year, Montgomery College's Board of Trustees designates national and state of Maryland awareness days and months for MC to celebrate. To acknowledge and celebrate diversity, MC Library creates online guides and library displays for each awareness day or month designated by the Board.
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