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Your weekly summary from the Council LATEST ANALYSIS
The H-1B program may undergo significant changes as early as October 1, 2024. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a 94-page proposed rule to “modernize” the H-1B program. Read More » The Department of Labor recently released a report examining 131 countries’ efforts to abolish child labor in 2022 and the obstacles those efforts face. The report highlights, in part, the vulnerability of migrant children in the United States working for little pay in industries that are especially unsafe for children and notes an alarming 69% increase in unlawful work by children since 2018. Read More » As the national workforce shortage persists, businesses across the country are seeking solutions to address workforce needs and fill open positions. Many Chambers of Commerce have continued to present a solution: modernizing an outdated immigration system to better meet the needs of the local, state, and national economies. Read More » The Biden administration renewed its request for emergency supplemental funding for border management. This new $14 billion request represents more than a $10 billion increase from the administration’s original proposal and includes a sizeable investment in areas of the immigration system often overlooked. Nevertheless, despite several positive requests, the president’s proposal still relies on increased detention and enforcement to address migration at the border. Read More » The Biden administration extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to some 472,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States. Doing so provided welcome humanitarian relief—thousands of men, women, and children have fled violence and natural disasters and find themselves without a home—but it also ushered in the possibility of notable economic gains for U.S. communities. Read More »
The organizations recommended an “all of government” approach to funding our immigration system, including appropriations for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to speed up visa processing; long-term systemic and structural improvements at the border; and the immigration court system.
On October 18, 2023, the parties filed a joint motion for approval of a partial settlement, which if approved would resolve the credible fear class claims but leave the bond hearing class claims pending before the district court. Read more: Challenging Credible Fear Interview and Bond Hearing Delays ACROSS THE NATION
Read more: The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Manufacturing Sector QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Our national immigration laws, having last gone through major revisions by Congress in 1996, are severely out-of-date, and our system is completely broken. On this, everyone agrees. Only Congress can bring our immigration and border security systems into the 21st century.” FURTHER READING
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