Immigration
Protecting 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreImmigration Reform Might Be a Major Bipartisan Issue
Immigration Reform Stalled in Congress The Biden administration has been trying to promote comprehensive immigration reform by any means possible since the beginning of the year, stating that the local immigration system is long broken and needs to be reshaped at its roots. However, in light of the health care crisis and the most alarming…
Read MoreLatent Expectation Regarding Biden’s Spending Bill
House still to deliberate on Biden’s spending bill Last week, the US House of Representatives deliberated on Biden’s infrastructure bill and spending package. At the end of the session, the House passed the infrastructure bill, handing an unprecedented political victory to the Biden administration. However, the House decided to postpone the decision on the spending…
Read MoreIs there an Irregular Migration Cycle?
The importance of looking beyond the border situation The border situation has been in the eye of the storm since President Biden took office in early 2021. By this, we refer to the surge of illegal border crossings that has taken place since the end of 2020, but which intensified just as the change of…
Read MoreIt’s Time for you to Reunite with Your Beloved Ones!
It’s the perfect time to come to the US! After more than 18 months, the US finally reopened the borders to non-essential travel on November 8, allowing entry for travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Naturally, this is the time awaited by many to start an immigration journey from scratch or complete a process paused by…
Read MoreWill the New Rule for Spouses of Foreign Workers Boost the Economy?
Biden expedites employment processing for H-4 and L-2 visa holders On November 10, providing a resolution to a lawsuit filed in August, the Biden administration reached an agreement to expedite the employment process for H-4 and L-2 visa holders. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain: The H-4 visa is available…
Read MoreWill Biden’s New Approach to DACA Work?
DACA: A Deportation Relief Program in Limbo DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is a deportation relief program that was initially implemented by the Obama administration in 2012, but which went through a series of legal challenges under the Trump administration between 2017 and early 2021. Broadly speaking, DACA provides temporary amnesty to young immigrants…
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