Immigration law determines whether a person is an alien, the rights, duties, and obligations associated with being an alien in the United States, and how aliens gain residence or citizenship within the United States. It also provides the means by which certain aliens can become legally naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship. Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the border of the nation, determining who may enter, how long they may stay, and when they must leave. Immigration lawyers represent persons seeking temporary and permanent residency (green cards) status in the U.S., those interested in obtaining U.S. citizenship through a process called naturalization, and clients facing deportation and removal. Immigration attorneys may also represent businesses seeking to secure temporary visa status for foreign employees.
Villas, better known as the Villas is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 9,064. Villas is the site of Blitz's Market, where one of the four winning Mega Millions lottery tickets was sold to a disabled veteran on August 31, 2007. In 2008, residents discovered that copper piping had been stolen from under several homes in the area. It was later found that much of the piping was corroding due to large amounts of water seeping through fissures in the disintegrating roads, that are finally under repair.