The Changing Face of Undocumented Immigration
Undocumented flows are declining, more people are coming from Central America and Asia, and more arrive on valid visas.
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Author: Walter Ewing
Trump’s Tariffs Will Hurt US and Mexico Economies, Not Manage Central American Migration
The Trump administration’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods unless the Mexican government somehow reduces undocumented migration from Central America is devoid of logic. Tariffs could backfire on the United States economically—as experts from the world-renowned Wilson Institute point out—and they won’t address the root causes of Central American migration. They will not provide […]
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U.S. Policies Make It Harder for Mexican Graduates to Participate Fully in the Workforce
A growing number of Mexican immigrants in the United States have college degrees, but many of them encounter obstacles to putting their education to productive use in this country. Problems involving legal status, credentialing, and English mastery often stand between these college graduates and professional jobs in their fields of study. A report from the […]
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How Has Immigration Changed in the Last 100 Years?
Each new generation of immigrants to the United States has, in time, achieved a high degree of integration into U.S. society. Whether it was immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a century ago, or immigrants from Asia and Latin America today, newcomers eventually master English, settle into U.S. communities and workplaces, and contribute to the […]
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30,000 More Seasonal Worker Visas to Become Available After a Bipartisan Push
In a welcome immigration-related development, the Trump administration has proposed increasing the annual allotment of H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers. As employers have long argued, the current cap is woefully inadequate to meet the demand for workers in seasonal industries. The H-2B program is designed for seasonal work. Some of the most common occupations […]
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