How Immigration Can Offset the U.S. Labor Shortage and Rising Inflation
…the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to price hikes around the world, with the war in Ukraine further pushing up global food and gas prices. In the…
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The United States Needs a New Approach to Visas and Immigration Benefits
…they need to succeed in the 21st century economy. Unjustified Restrictions on Visas and Employment Many of these restrictions use COVID-19 and the fragile condition of the U.S. economy as…
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Three New Lawsuits Challenge Trump’s H-1B Worker Restrictions
…Math (STEM) fields. The timing of these rules—with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in the United States—could not be worse. All three lawsuits challenge the way in which the agencies…
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Asylum Seekers Face a Dangerous Journey—and United States Interference
…in a policy known as “Operation Controlled Flow.” Panama has paused the bus service since the Costa Rican border closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of people are now…
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What You Need to Know About the Partial DACA Rescission Memo
…of a total rescission—but does serious damage to the initiative and creates a cruel uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s…
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U.S. Citizenship Applicants Are in Limbo Because Their Immigration Files Are Locked in Caves Underground
…by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The FRCs are now difficult to access because of COVID restrictions. But this wouldn’t even be an issue if the immigration agency…
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USCIS’ Funding Crisis Might Be Too Big for the Agency to Fix by Itself
…the one-two punch of the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic, the insufficient funding hasn’t helped. Unlike most federal agencies, USCIS is funded almost entirely by user fees—the application fees…
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Biden Administration’s New Public Charge Rule Should End Fear of Trump Wealth Test
…people began refusing to use government services, even those which would not affect their eligibility under the public charge rule. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, some immigrants reportedly were concerned…
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Local Communities Take the Lead in Welcoming All
…2020, as cities across the country continued to learn to navigate the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and address larger systemic disparities, while thinking about ways to…
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Study Finds that Reducing Refugee Admissions and Access to Asylum Harms the US Economy
…known as Remain in Mexico) forced asylum seekers arriving at the southern border to go back to Mexico to wait for their U.S. immigration court dates. And when the COVID-19…
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