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Immigration Laws and INS
Immigration Laws as the name suggests govern the lawful entry of persons to the U.S. In other words these laws take control the legal status of the people in terms of citizenship, obtaining permanent residence, etc. Each country has its own laws and regulations which in turn is regulated by the international law. INS plays a major role to keep up it’s mission following the laws and thereby administering the immigration system fairly and correctly.
The progress of Immigration laws has not been standard through out. INS was created after the Immigration and the Nationality Act came into action. Initially there were five major federal departments involved in the immigration process, out of which Department of Home Land Security was replaced by INS.