Student Groups Unite Against Student Visa Restrictions
The current controversy in the immigration sector One of the main purposes of the Trump administration has always been to reduce immigration. In the president’s view, the massive influx of immigrants is detrimental to the US and diminishes job opportunities for local workers. In fact, the Trump government has modified multiple immigration policies that involve…
Read MoreExpert Discusses Restrictions on Student Visas
Restrictions on the student sector The Trump administration, in a relentless attempt to curb immigration, proposed a new rule through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would substantially restrict visas for foreign students. Broadly speaking, the current administration of the US proposes to issue student visas with a fixed time period instead of duration…
Read MoreICE Arrests Foreign Students for Overstaying in the US
OPT for international students The US is a world power and that is the reason why it attracts thousands of foreign students annually, who come to complete their higher education and possibly gain work experience. Indeed, international students have the possibility to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows them to obtain a temporary…
Read MoreHundreds of Immigrant Minors Cannot Find Their Parents
ACLU cannot find parents of immigrant minors The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an organization that watches over human rights of the most vulnerable communities, stated on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 that it has not been able to find relatives of immigrant minors separated from their families at the borders between 2017 and 2018. ACLU’s…
Read MoreRepercussions of Reducing Business Immigration
Study shows losses in the business sector due to immigration restrictions The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization that conducts in-depth research on public policy to propose strategies to overcome problems and crises. This institution recently released a study called “An executive order worth $100 billion – The impact of an immigration ban’s announcement on…
Read MoreSupreme Court Intervenes in Several Immigration Policies
The Trump administration’s immigration policies Immigration has always been a controversial topic in the US. However, social disagreement around the immigration sector has increased considerably since President Trump took office in 2017. His immigration policies have been classified as “arbitrary, capricious and invasive” by activist organizations and immigrant rights advocates. The Trump administration argues that…
Read MoreNepali TPS Beneficiaries Contribute to Socioeconomic Development
TPS – Brief explanation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the power to offer Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to countries experiencing natural disasters, ongoing armed conflict, epidemics, or any other risky situation that could endanger the lives of its citizens. TPS offers protection against deportation and allows beneficiaries to apply for employment permits and…
Read MoreAsylum Seekers Under the MPP Await Elections
What is the MPP policy? Immigrants have the possibility to request political asylum in the US when they are victims of persecution, threat, violence or war in their countries. However, the political asylum process has been substantially modified under the administration of President Donald Trump. The Trump government disagrees with the idea of asylum seekers…
Read MoreAmerica’s Forgotten – Documentary on Illegal Immigration
New documentary exposes the reality of illegal immigration in the US On Monday, October 19, 2020, the documentary America’s Forgotten was released, exposing the stark reality of the US’ “broken immigration system” . The documentary shows the circumstances immigrants have to go through when they decide to cross borders without legal documentation. The director, Namrata…
Read MoreImmigrants are Victims of Phone Scams
Current possibilities for undocumented immigrants The current administration of the US certainly ushered in a new era for the local immigration sector. President Donald Trump has authored hundreds of modifications to immigration processes established by previous administrations. The main goal of the Trump administration’s policies is to recreate the immigration system to carefully measure the…
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