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Multiple Organizations Call for Addressing Procedural Deficiencies in the H-1B Visa Registration Process
This letter, signed by multiple organizations representing stakeholders across the United States, urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to address the procedural deficiencies in the Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Visa registration and lottery process. The letter highlights the significant increase in the number of H-1B registrations, particularly […]
Read More14 Percent of All Women in the U.S. Are Immigrants
Immigrants—many of whom are women—make up a significant portion of the U.S. population. In 2021, 23.2 million lived in the United States, outnumbering immigrant men, according to recent analysis of the 2021 American Community Survey. Immigrant women made up 14% of the country’s overall female population. While their work adds critical value to our economy […]
Read MoreInternal Investigation Shows Appalling Carelessness from Border Patrol Led to Death of 8-Year-Old
An internal investigation into the death of a medically vulnerable eight-year-old girl after over a week in Border Patrol custody continues to reveal shocking negligence on the part of medical contractors and Border Patrol employees. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the May 17 death of Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, an 8-year-old girl born in Panama […]
Read MoreDHS Launches Process for Afghans to Extend Permission to Stay in the US
Time was running out for many Afghan refugees living and working in the United States after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Thanks to the Biden administration’s recent decision to extend what is known as “parole,” many Afghans will now be given the opportunity to continue to live and work in the U.S. lawfully so that […]
Read MoreBuilding Social Cohesion Among Diverse Youth During COVID-19
The United States has a long, complex history of immigration that has shaped how we view the country—its strengths, its shortcomings, as well as its promise to be a sum greater than its parts. For us to reach our fullest potential as individuals and as a nation, it is incumbent on us to understand and […]
Read MoreState Legislatures in Florida and Texas Propose and Enact Harmful Immigration Bills
Usurping the role of the federal government, state legislatures in Florida and Texas have proposed multiple harmful immigration bills during this year’s legislative session. Several Florida immigration bills passed while the Texas bills have—for now—not moved off the legislative floor. Florida’s Immigration Bills On May 8, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning […]
Read MoreAdvocacy Groups Urge ICE to Preserve the Option of In-Person Bond Payments
The American Immigration Council urged ICE to preserve the option of in-person bond payments and raised concerns about the web-based system Cash Electronic Bonds Online (CeBONDS).
Read MoreKenyan Immigrant Helps Other Newcomers Settle into Baltimore County
Thomas Mwaura Systems Analyst for City Government As a student activist in Kenya in the 1980s, Thomas Mwaura spoke out against the authoritarian government—only to be accused of sedition, wrongfully arrested, expelled from his university, and left unable to find work. With the help of the American Embassy, he was able to get a student […]
Read MoreMexican Immigrant in Baltimore County Runs a Business and Teen Training Program
Rocio Herrera Owner, Herrera’s Cleaning Service Rocio Herrera grew up in the shadow of an active volcano in a picturesque but impoverished region of central Mexico. She and her husband worked hard—she sold beauty products and cared for elderly people, and her husband was a carpenter—but they struggled to make ends meet. In 2004, they […]
Read MoreNepali Immigrant Established a Café in Baltimore County
Narayan Khakurel Owner, Coffee Talk Café Narayan Khakurel grew up in a farming community in rural Nepal, where his family raised cattle and crops like tobacco and sugarcane. He never felt particularly deprived but, looking back, he recalls walking to school barefoot and not being able to afford a book bag. Today, though, Khakurel is […]
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