New Alternatives to Mass Immigration Detention
Mass immigration detention and its costs The US has a long history of mass immigration detention, especially under the Donald Trump administration, which signed several contracts with private prison companies to house hundreds of thousands of undocumented foreigners apprehended by border forces. Aside from the fact that detaining immigrants en masse in prisons or jails…
Read MoreMexican President Supports Immigration Reform
AMLO to call lawmakers who vote against immigration reform On Tuesday, November 16, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, openly stated that he personally plans to call lawmakers who vote against Biden’s immigration reform through the spending bill. AMLO explained that passing immigration reform is the right thing to do in…
Read MoreProtecting Foreign Students Should Be a Priority
Why is it important to protect foreign students? With the low birth rate and low population growth of the last decade, the US is increasingly relying on foreign workforce to protect the national economy and provide guarantees for the retirement-age population, which undoubtedly includes foreign students as well. However, despite the fact that the role…
Read MoreImmigration News Wednesday 17th November 2021
Immigration News Recap 17th November 2021 It is the dream of thousands of foreigners from all over the world to come to the US for multiple reasons, be it to gain work experience in a local company, reunite with their be loved ones, protect their integrity from risky situations, invest or start entrepreneurship projects, complete…
Read MoreHas Biden Met Expectations Regarding Immigration?
Biden’s Ambitious Immigration Promises It is quite evident that one of the cornerstones of President Biden’s political campaign is strongly related to the immigration sector. Since launching his proposals for the November 2020 elections, President Biden emphasized the need to reform the local immigration system in order to implement lasting policies aligned with the global…
Read MoreAdvocates Call for Pathway to Permanent Residency for Undocumented Immigrants
Democratic leaders’ immigration plans face myriad barriers The Biden administration is trying to restructure the immigration system by every means possible to remove restrictions implemented by the previous administration, reduce the backlog of immigration cases, and expand legal immigration routes. Beyond that, the current administration is focused on offering some sort of amnesty, even temporary,…
Read MoreBiden’s Spending Bill Would Help Immigrant Students
International students would benefit from Biden’s spending bill Biden’s spending bill, called the “Build Back Better” agenda, could open up a fairly favorable financial pathway for immigrant students protected by two deportation relief programs: TPS (Temporary Protected Status). DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). In the budget package, the Biden administration proposes to invest billions…
Read MoreFormer Official: Title 42 was Never Necessary
Former CDC official declares Title 42 ineffective On Friday, November 12, a former CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) official stated that using Title 42 to deport immigrants never worked as an effective method to mitigate the impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain…
Read MoreAdvocates: Immigration Resolution in Budget Package is Not Enough
Immigration provisions in the budget package Democratic leaders are pushing the US House of Representatives to pass Biden’s spending bill, which, among many other things, includes a number of important immigration provisions. In fact, the Biden administration is trying to promote the first comprehensive immigration reform in decades through the reconciliation process, which would allow…
Read MoreImmigration Provisions in Spending Bill Might Change
Immigration provisions could change under the House or Senate The US House of Representatives is currently reviewing the Democratic leaders’ spending bill and there are some resolutions that could undergo a number of prominent changes, such as, for example, the immigration provisions. Democratic leaders included an immigration section in the budget package, stating that optimizing…
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