America has elected a president who based a large part of his campaign on demonizing and dehumanizing immigrants, based on race and “genetics”, which threatens to take our immigration system back to the days of the restrictive US immigration law of 100 years ago, in 1924. During the coming four years, US immigrants from every part of the world will need the help, more than ever before, of an experienced immigration lawyer in many kinds of visa applications, whether based on work skills or on marriage or other family relationships – as immigration applications become more complex and there is less regard for immigrant human rights.

Roger Algase grew up in a family of lawyers on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC. From early childhood, he was used to hearing dinner table conversations from his mother and father - both lawyers - about the rights of working people, people of color, and other marginalized and discriminated against communities. In the 1960's, after graduating from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Roger worked for a small civil right law office whose clients included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Roger filed the US copyright application for Dr. King's immortal “I Have a Dream” speech.

Some years later, Roger, based on his own contacts with immigrants and hearing their stories, began his own immigration law practice which he has continued to the present time. His practice is concentrated on visas for skilled and professional immigrants and their families, while advocating for immigrant human rights and opposing discrimination against immigrants based on race, color or national origin. He is assisted in his practice by Satoko, his paralegal, Japanese translator and wife for the past 30 years.

For more than 35 years Roger has been obtaining work visas, labor certifications, green cards and US citizenship for skilled, professional. extraordinary ability and family immigrants. These include computer analysts, financial experts, fashion and graphic designers, and other skilled professionals, as well as artists and performers. His high success rate is based in large part on his exceptional writing skills in preparing clear, organized letters in plain English, without legal jargon, and which highlight the strong points in each case.

In these difficult financial times for many, Roger also does his best to make his fees affordable, including free initial phone consultations. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact our office by phone, (212) 724-5643 or email: algaselex@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you.