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How USCIS Estimates Application and Petition Processing Times
This fact sheet provides an overview of how USCIS calculates processing times and the concerns over the accuracy of these estimates.
Read MoreWhy the Department of Homeland Security Should Also End Private Prison Contracts
For two years, women and children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala have been fleeing to the United States to escape the extreme violence of gangs which control large swaths of territory within their home countries. And for two years the Obama Administration has responded to this humanitarian crisis by locking up the women and […]
Read MoreDetained Beyond the Limit
This report reveals that individuals are frequently held for days and sometimes even months in holding cells in Border Patrol sectors along the U.S.’ southwest border.
Read MoreSuccessful Arizona Businesswoman to Congress: ‘Take Off the Political Jerseys and Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform’
Master communication and marketing guru Lisa Urias understands the tremendous economic impact of immigration on her home state. “We have a benefit being a border state, and that benefit is tremendous,” says the CEO of Urias Communications, a company that grosses roughly $6 million annually. “We have almost $17 billion in total trade value right […]
Read MoreImmigration Policies ‘Work Against the Small Businesses,’ Says Head of Major South Carolina Restaurant Group
Steve Carb is the head of SERG Restaurant Group on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, which employs more than 800 hospitality workers annually. During the summer peak season, he manages to staff his 10 restaurants with help from locals and college students. But once school starts in the fall, he’s left scrambling for workers […]
Read MoreThe H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy
This fact sheet provides an overview of the H-1B visa category and petition process, addresses the myths perpetuated about the H-1B visa category, and highlights the key contributions H-1B workers make to the U.S. economy.
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (August 8-12)
This week, business leaders from across the country voiced their support for our #ReasonForReform campaign, which officially launched on August 3. In an op-ed on Huffington Post, Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures, writes: “People from all across the world have great ideas, and we want those people to be formulating them, and founding […]
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Homepage photos courtesy of: CAFOD Alex Proimos Hammerin Man Immigration 101 photos courtesy of: Allison Turrell DFID. Greg Knapp Katelyn Kenderdine. Kim Davies Michael Fleshman National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institute North Charleston Sebastiaan Ted Eytan Economics of Immigration photos courtesy of: Chris Potter Photos of Money Davis Staedtler DFID. Hammerin Man Mt. Washington […]
Read MoreThis Indian Immigrant Restaurant Owner Is Bringing Cultural Diversity—and Great Cuisine– to Central California
Falguni Patel is a modern-day pioneer of the Wild West. She and her husband are Indian immigrants who recently started Bombay Indian Food and Chai House in the San Joaquin Valley city of Hanford, where she says the majority of the 55,000 residents are not familiar with Indian cuisine. (The nearest Indian restaurant is 30 […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Strengthens Government Transparency
An appellate court has ruled for an immigration group in a lawsuit against the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) challenging its response to a request for information regarding alleged misconduct by immigration judges and records that would reveal whether the agency adequately investigates and resolves complaints against immigration judges.
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