Immigration Law
Companies Need Immigration Reform to Fill Labor Gaps
High unemployment rate and local workforce gaps Over the past few weeks, labor shortages across the US have been a topic of national interest. This is because the global Coronavirus pandemic worsened the situation for certain industries, increased the local unemployment rate and restricted business immigration processes, triggering a shortage of skilled workers. However, despite…
Read MoreImmigration Reform may Hinge on Democratic Caucus Union
The future of immigration reform is still uncertain Democratic leaders are trying to introduce immigration reform in the 2022 budget package, a proposal that has faced several obstacles so far. Through this immigration reform, the Biden administration seeks to open a path to citizenship for eligible undocumented immigrants, especially when it comes to essential workers,…
Read MoreDemocrats Plan to Continue with Their Immigration ‘Plan B’
Democrats still plan to update the Registry provision Despite the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling, Democratic leaders plan to continue with their immigration ‘Plan B’, which proposes to open a path to legalization for approximately 6.2 million undocumented immigrants in the US. Broadly speaking, Democratic leaders propose to update the Registry provision included in the INA (Immigration…
Read MoreIs Immigration Reform Becoming a Bipartisan Problem?
Immigration reform in limbo again Over the last decades, several governments have tried to promote comprehensive immigration reform in the US, which would restructure the local immigration system, enact lasting changes to existing policies, and adopt a different approach to irregular migration. For instance, the Biden administration is currently pushing Congress to pass its comprehensive…
Read MoreImmigration Reform at Risk under All-or-Nothing Approach
A firm intention to pursue immigration reform Democratic leaders have used President Biden’s arrival in the White House as an opportunity to promote the first comprehensive immigration reform in more than three decades. When we use the term immigration reform we are referring to a series of fairly prominent changes to the local immigration system,…
Read MoreDemocrats Ask Senate Leaders to Skip the Parliamentarian’s Ruling
House Democrats ask Senate to approve immigration reform On Wednesday, October 20, a group of 43 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to Senate leaders, asking them to set aside the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on the immigration resolution in the budget package. To understand the issue at hand, it is…
Read MoreDemocrats to Introduce ‘Plan C’ for Immigration Reform in Budget Package
Two failed attempts to promote immigration reform The Biden administration and certain Democratic members of Congress have worked tirelessly to restructure the local immigration system in general, which clearly includes irregular migration and foreigners residing in the US undocumented, a number that currently hovers around 11 million. In fact, one of the main goals of…
Read MoreVoters from Different Political Parties Support Path to Citizenship
What does the American population really think about immigration reform? It is quite evident that there is a gigantic political debate related to the immigration sector, more specifically to Biden’s comprehensive reform, which would open a path to legalization for millions of undocumented immigrants in the US. Naturally, there is a part of the population…
Read MorePoll: Senate Battleground States Support Pathway to Citizenship
Poll: Voters call for immigration reform A poll conducted between September 17 and 26 in Senate battleground states, which included 1,200 American adults, reveals that there is growing support among the local population for a path to citizenship. It is important to explain that when we use the term path to citizenship, we are talking…
Read MoreFact Sheet: How Would Immigration Reform Impact Each State?
Who would be eligible for a path to citizenship? The Biden administration’s immigration reform has been a controversial issue among the American population in recent months. This is because, apart from proposing to improve legal immigration routes and existing programs, it also proposes to open a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants residing in…
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