Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
VP Harris Faces Criticism for Message to Central American Migrants
What is Vice President Harris’s message to Central American migrants? Before going into detail about Vice President Kamala Harris’s message for undocumented migrants from Central America, it is important to clarify that: Over the past four months, especially after President Joe Biden took office in late January, the US has experienced the highest surge of…
Read MoreForeign Students Stranded Due to Backlog of Visa Applications
Educational Institutions concerned about the reduction of foreign student enrollment It is quite evident that the current world situation goes beyond a health crisis. The sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic and its massive spread in almost every corner of the planet profoundly affected multiple sectors of society as we know it and delayed…
Read MoreStudy Reveals that Anti-Migrant Policies Come Mainly from Misinformation
Study: Dehumanizing Immigration Policies in Relation to Misconceptions On June 7, 2021, SAGE Journals released the results of a study recently conducted by PCNL (Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab), which focuses on the root causes of anti-migrant policies among the American population, especially in border territory. The study looks at the most arbitrary policies and…
Read MoreThe Biden Administration Faces Immigration-Related Lawsuits
Making changes on immigration takes time Even before the US’ most recent presidential elections (November 2020), during his political campaign, President Joe Biden promised to reform the entire immigration system by removing restrictions implemented by the Trump administration, expanding the alternatives available to international workers and students, and improving humanitarian programs available to immigrants in…
Read MoreHarris’s Message to Migrants in Central America
Vice President Harris faces a mammoth task The disproportionate rise in irregular migration levels that has taken place since late 2020, but intensified in early 2021, has threatened and challenged immigration ideals and plans of Democratic President Joe Bien, who took office in late January. Most, if not all, opposition groups entirely blame the Biden…
Read MoreImmigration News Monday 7th June 2021
Your Summary of Immigration News in 7th June, 2021 If you are thinking about coming to the US soon or if you need to start an immigration process within the country, Motion Law’s team recommends two things. The first is that this is undoubtedly the best time to start your immigration journey because most processes…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rejects TPS Beneficiary Request to Become LPR
Sanchez’s case became national news Jose Santos Sanchez and Sonia Gonzales, an immigrant couple from El Salvador who entered the US without legal documentation in 1997 and 1998 respectively, have been involved in an almost endless legal battle until today, when the Supreme Court of Justice ruled against their request. To know and understand the…
Read MoreBill Seeks to Remove the Limit on Employment-Based Green Cards
The H-1B visa program for foreign workers It is no secret that the dream of millions of people around the world is to come to the US to gain work experience and, possibly, to be able to stay in the country for a long time. Adding to that, hundreds of American businesses also use certain…
Read MoreHow Would it be Possible to Improve the Immigration System?
Comprehensive Immigration Overhaul- A Priority for Biden The Biden administration has always emphasized that the US’ immigration system needs to undergo comprehensive reform in order to meet current international needs and create solutions for a globalized world, which has a fairly high international traffic and flow of immigrants. Therefore, one of the main pillars of…
Read MoreWeekly Immigration News June 1 – 5, 2021
Your Weekly Summary of Immigration News Understanding the immigration system, or at least the process that you are going to follow, is a prioritiy when starting your immigration journey in the US. This is important mainly because local immigration policies are not fixed and static, but rather tend to change periodically due to multiple influencing…
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