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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Restrictions on Foreign Workers Will Hurt America’s Recovery From COVID-19
  
  We should not blame H-1B workers for the economic crisis. Rather, we must work to alleviate the effects of the pandemic for everyone while ensuring that the U.S. maintains its ability to compete in a global economy. Read More »
   
• USCIS’ Changes to ‘Affidavit of Support’ Make It Harder for Americans to Sponsor Immigrant Family Members
  
  The new rule would punish Americans who have had any financial difficulties in the past three years. This could compound the suffering of those who have experienced monetary losses during the pandemic by making it harder to bring their loved ones to this country. Read More »
   
• Congress Expands Premium Processing to Help Cash-Strapped USCIS
  
  Congress hopes that expanded premium processing will encourage businesses with deep pockets to step in and help fund USCIS without requiring government funding. Read More »
   
• Immigrants Detained in California Win the Right to Sue Private Prison Companies
  
  The multibillion-dollar private prison industry that operates immigration detention facilities has come under fire in past weeks. Now, immigrants in California can sue private prison companies for failing to meet minimum standards of care. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• People who are afraid of persecution in their home country but are ineligible for asylum can apply for an alternative form or relief: withholding of removal. However, it is harder to win and offers fewer benefits. This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council and the National Immigrant Justice Center explains the difference between this form of relief and asylum.
  
  Read more: The Difference Between Asylum and Withholding of Removal

 ACROSS THE NATION 

• A new proposal would restrict citizens or people born in nearly 60 countries from getting student visas for longer than two years. The Council explains the changes the government is proposing to make for the admissions process for individuals obtaining F, J and I visas.
  
  Read more: Summary of Proposed Changes to Student and Exchange Visitor Admissions Process by DHS

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“The CBP records designation proposal notes that documents can only be destroyed after a case is closed. But the vast majority of misconduct allegations are closed without ever being investigated. In 2017, for instance, the American Immigration Council found that CBP took “no action” against agents accused of misconduct in 95.9 percent of the incidents for which it received complaints.”

– Alice Speri of The Intercept, "Homeland Security Wants to Erase Its History of Misconduct."

 FURTHER READING 

• COSMOPOLITAN: I've Wished For the Right to Vote My Whole Life. I Finally Have It and I'm Not Going to Waste It

• The Center for Public Integrity: In California, language and polling place changes create voting obstacles

• Bloomberg Government: Undocumented Migrants Face Fast Removals in Renewed Trump Push

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