‘Legal Dreamers’ See Renewed Chance for Relief in Legislation

Children of temporary work visa holders have a new opportunity to achieve a legislative solution to the predicament of aging out of dependent status while their parents wait more than a decade for a green card.

So-called “legal dreamers” are often children of Indian nationals on specialty and intra-company work visas who came to the U.S. with their parents, and grow up while their parents wait out ever expanding green card backlogs. Once they reach the age of 21, these dependent H-4 and L-2 visa holders have the choice to either self-deport, leaving their families for a country with which ...