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.
Adah, Pennsylvania, is a village in German Township, Fayette County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is known as a patch town as it was created to support a coal mine. Adah is the home of the Palmer Mine, one of Henry Clay Frick's holdings. A sub-division of adah is referred to by many as Gates: a two block patch town in itself. Gates is home to musician Todd Tamanend Clark, and musician Sachem Orenda.