Study Reveals Local Employers Need Foreign Workers
Study: American employers need to attract talent from abroad On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the New American Economy published the results of a study recently carried out in partnership with Envoy Global, which exposes the real figures of qualified workforce shortages in important sectors for the US’ market and international competitiveness such as technology and…
Read MoreUSCIS Updates Criteria to Expedite Immigration Cases
Biden’s intention to improve the immigration system The current administration of the US (Biden-Harris) has been quite clear and forthright about its immigration ideals and its ambitious plans to have bipartisan support in Congress and push through the first real comprehensive immigration reform since the mid-1980s, 35 years ago. President Biden and his Cabinet constantly…
Read MoreUSCIS to Request More Evidence Before Denying Immigration Applications
USCIS officers must now request more evidence before denying immigration cases On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services), the entity in charge of reviewing and responding to immigration applications in the country, announced the re-implementation of a policy initially issued in 2013, which establishes a series of guidelines that immigration…
Read MoreImmigration News Wednesday 9th June 2021
Immigration News Recap 9th June, 2021 It is clear that the sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic came along with a substantial change in most migratory processes around the world. This is mainly due to the fact that international traffic decreased considerably during the health emergency and governments had to adopt new methods to…
Read MoreSenators Support Foreign Medical Professionals
Skilled workforce shortage in the health sector One of the most important revelations that 2020 brought along with the global Coronavirus pandemic is the alarming shortage of skilled workforce in the US’ healthcare sector. The local health system has been saturated for a considerable period of time and there is a growing gap in medical…
Read MoreVP 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…
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