By: Jim Pettinger, President, UCanTrade, Inc.
Bellingham, WA immigration attorney, Greg Boos, and his associate, Heather Fathali, of Cascadia Cross-Border Law are leading experts on the Jay Treaty of 1794. Per Boos, “This treaty between the United States and Great Britain was designed in part to mitigate the effects of the boundary line between Canada and the United States on the indigenous peoples who suddenly found their lands bisected. The rights and benefits originally set out by the Jay Treaty—now reflected by U.S. law in § 289 Immigration and Nationality Act—bestow upon Canadians with a 50% or better native bloodline theoretical privileges unparalleled by all but United States citizens to enter the U.S. and remain and work or engage in other lawful activity, virtually unrestricted by U.S. immigration laws. Qualifying Canadians, defined in statute as “American Indians born in Canada” may be of Indian, Inuit, or Métis background if bloodline can be documented.”
For more information, refer to a paper co-authored by Boos at the Border Policy Research Institute. Also, learn more about an upcoming Jay Treaty conference HERE. (Presented by Cascadia Cross-Border Law and Northwest Indian College.)
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