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USCIS’ Denial Rates for H-1B Petitions Have Quadrupled Under the Trump administration, USCIS is undermining the U.S. economy by foreclosing the employment of many qualified workers upon whom U.S. industries depend. In the final analysis, this only serves to shrink the job market for all high-skilled workers, both native-born and foreign-born. By Walter Ewing | Read More » Opposition Mounts to Trump’s Effort to Delay Work Permits for People Seeking Asylum The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would delay work authorization for people seeking asylum in the United States. The proposed rule risks leaving people unable to support themselves and their families for months. The rule would eliminate a 30-day deadline by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must grant or deny a person’s first-time request for work authorization. By Emma Winger | Read More »
What’s Happened to the People Returned to Mexico Under the Migrant Protection Protocols? A U.S. Immigration Policy Center report provides evidence of the horrifying human rights abuses that have occurred at the U.S.-Mexico border over the last 11 months. It demonstrates how the United States is failing to honor its international obligation to accept asylum seekers and is instead returning them to danger. By Katy Murdza | Read More » A Federal Agency Is Deleting Court Records That Implicate Trump’s Immigration Policies At a time when government transparency is needed more than ever, the discovery that a federal agency is affirmatively compromising the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the data that it releases to the public undermines confidence in these institutions. By Claudia Valenzuela | Read More » What Is Next for Trump’s Health Care Ban? The Trump administration will likely continue the legal fight over the health care ban. But if previous court victories are any indication, the ban ultimately will get struck down. This would allow the United States to continue to honor our tradition of being a family-based immigration system, instead of merely favoring wealthy immigrants. By Melissa Cruz | Read More » |
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