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I assume you are a US citizen and want to sponsor the green cards for your parents. In order to do that, you have to be 21 years old and you either have to have sufficient income to sponsor your parents, or you must have a joint sponsor who has sufficient income and who is also a US citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder). It can be a friend or a relative, does not matter - someone with sufficient income who will agree to be a sponsor.

Upon filing a proper Application for Adjustment of Status, the applicant attains a new status - that of applicant for permanent residency - and this entitles the applicant to remain in the U.S. while his/her case is pending notwithstanding the expiration of a previous non-immigrant visa or expiration of the time shown on Form I-94. That new status, by itself, however does not authorize the person to be employed, and instead he/she must wait until an Employment Authorization Document is received - usually within 60-90 days of filing.