The USCIS Completes Initial H-1B Visa Selection Process
Highly Skilled Foreign Workers in the US The US’ immigration system is quite broad and can even be complex. Immigration alternatives vary from humanitarian programs for vulnerable communities such as asylum seekers and refugees, to programs based on family ties, study or employment. Aside from being the destination for thousands of migrants fleeing risky situations…
Read MoreAsylum Seekers Enter the US through Laredo
Biden rescinds the MPP policy One of the most important aspects of former President Donald Trump’s political identity is strongly related to the immigration sector, but in a rather strict way. During Trump’s term (2017-2021), we were able to witness how his administration used countless tools, resources, and executive power to restrict immigration in the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Cases Among Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
Border Forces Encounters with Unaccompanied Minors The surge of illegal border crossings has been national news and the focus of the American population for several weeks now, especially given the way in which the Biden administration is handling the situation with immigrant minors arriving at the borders unaccompanied. Unlike the previous administration, led by former…
Read MoreJudge Postpones Ruling on DACA Program
DACA under the Trump administration In 2012, with the intention of protecting young immigrants known as Dreamers, then-President Barack Obama implemented an immigration benefit called DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which is a deportation relief program. Dreamers are immigrants who came to the US without legal documentation when they were minors. Under DACA, eligible…
Read MoreBiden Will Not Renew Restrictive H-1B Visa Policy
Restriction on employment visas on grounds of health emergency The sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic to the North American territory, and its particularly massive outbreak in the US, allowed then-President Donald Trump to restrict immigration almost completely and implement unconventional measures that substantially limited alternatives available to foreigners. With this, we refer to…
Read MoreIt is Time for Congress to Review Immigration Proposals
Controversy within Congress does not solve the current border situation The surge of illegal border crossings is not an issue that can be set aside or ignored by the current administration of the US. In fact, the number of border force encounters with unaccompanied immigrant minors is national news today, as is the way President…
Read MoreVice President Harris Dialogues with Guatemala to Address Irregular Immigration
Biden assigns Vice President Harris to handle the situation at the borders The current situation at the US border is putting at risk immigration plans of the new administration, led by President Joe Biden, who took office on January 20, 2021. By this, we refer to the surge of illegal border crossings that has taken…
Read MoreThe Current Border Situation is Part of a Cycle
The surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US’ borders It is no secret that one of the primary goals of President Joe Biden’s administration is to reform the entire immigration system and implement more humane policies to protect the most vulnerable immigrant communities and expand alternatives available to highly skilled foreign workers, international students and…
Read MoreOther Factors are Increasing Irregular Migration to the US
Opposition groups blame the Biden administration The number of undocumented migrants apprehended at the US borders has grown exponentially in recent weeks, mainly since the beginning of February 2021, after President Joe Biden took office on January 20. Therefore, the Biden administration is now facing a colossal controversy regarding the way in which it is…
Read MoreAmericans Disapprove of Biden’s Approach to Immigration so Far
Poll: How is Biden handling immigration? The immigration sector has always been a relevant issue for the American population, mainly because the US is the destination of millions of people annually and the flow of foreigners is usually quite high, from migrants in need of international protection such as asylum seekers and refugees, to highly…
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