As part of the conference, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs is releasing a series of blueprints that highlight policies and programs New York City has undertaken in areas like economic development, language access and policing in hopes they will offer useful strategies other cities can use for their own purposes.

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Ajay Nair, associate dean of multicultural affairs at Columbia University, said many immigrant families struggle over cultural and generational gaps, but that most South Asian communities in the United States enjoy "wonderful" relationships within their families.

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Other ministerial portfolios followed - immigrant absorption, housing and construction, justice and later foreign affairs.

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Having a baby in the U.S. and registering for immigration as a Western Hemisphere immigrant before the deadline could allow adult parents during that time to be eligible for immigrant visas, notes Margaret Stock and the State Department Foreign Affairs manual.

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"Technically, he is regarded as an illegal immigrant in India, which sent a high-ranking official in the External Affairs Ministry to see the Karmapa on Thursday, " the paper said.

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