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Workers with Temporary Protected Status in Key Industries and States
This fact sheet estimates the likely numbers of workers with TPS from these three countries, broken down by the states in which they reside and the industries in which they are employed.
Read MoreWith Comment Period Expired, Uncertainty Remains About H-1B Registration Process
January 2 marked the final day for comments on a proposed rule by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that would implement a new registration requirement for H-1B visas for well-educated foreign professionals. This proposal would require employers looking to hire H-1B workers to first register electronically with the agency during a specified registration period. […]
Read More2018 Closes On a Week Filled With Immigration Victories and New Challenges
2018 proved that the only thing you can predict about the Trump administration’s immigration policy is it’s unpredictable. On Wednesday, two separate court decisions dealt blows to the Trump administration’s efforts to deter asylum seekers. On Thursday, the administration announced an unprecedented new plan to force asylum seekers to remain in Mexico, overturning current practices […]
Read MoreAs 2018 Draws to a Close, Immigration Court Backlogs Reach Record Levels
In the first two years of the Trump administration, immigration hardliners made repeated attempts to reduce immigration court backlogs, from hiring nearly100 new immigration judges to limiting judges’ abilities to manage their dockets. However, a new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) shows that despite the administration’s efforts, the backlogs continue to grow […]
Read MoreThe Virginian-Pilot Column: Churches, leaders must be open on immigration
AS A PASTOR and educator of young adults, I’ve been increasingly worried about the mass exodus of young people from the church. But the reason they give concerns me more: They can’t support the anti-immigrant or xenophobic sentiments that conservatives often express in the name of religion. Even I’m shocked when my otherwise good-hearted evangelical […]
Read MoreNAE Gifts Back Sweepstakes: Abbreviated Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to residents of the 50 United States (incl. DC), who are 18+ (19+ in NE and AL; 21+ in MS) at entry. Begins 12:00 PM ET on 12/14/18; ends 12:00 PM ET on 1/3/19. To enter, follow Sponsor on Instagram and comment on Sponsor’s Giveaway Post by tagging […]
Read MoreNAE Gifts Back Sweepstakes: Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited by law and outside the United States. Subject to all federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. Sweepstakes begins on December 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern […]
Read MoreProposed ‘Public Charge’ Regulation Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Comments
On Monday night, the 60–day comment period for the Trump administration’s proposed public charge regulation drew to a close. More than 210,000 comments were submitted, with the majority of publicly available comments opposing the rule. Comments on the proposed regulation, which has the potential to drastically slash legal immigration, will now be reviewed before any […]
Read MoreThe Gazette Column: I’m 18, and I helped turn my district blue
Earlier this year, when President Donald Trump promoted his zero tolerance policy that resulted in thousands of immigrant families being separated, I felt heartbroken. Whenever he talks about building a wall, I feel angry. This is not the America I want. And so, when I turned 18 last May, I decided to send a message […]
Read MoreThe Government Failed to Conduct Background Checks on Staffers at Migrant Child Tent City
Thousands of migrant children are currently being held at a tent city in Tornillo, Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Most of the children traveled alone in order to flee from violence in their Central American home countries and to reunite with family members already in the United States. An investigation released this week by the […]
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