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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• USCIS’ Funding Crisis Might Be Too Big for the Agency to Fix by Itself

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally published a new proposed fee schedule for immigration benefits—which is to say, it took an important step to becoming a solvent, functional federal agency that can adjudicate applications in a timely manner again. Read More »

• Immigrant Workers Who Report Labor Violations Will Be Protected Under This New Policy

Immigrant workers who are the victims of labor exploitation are often faced with a difficult choice. They can either stay quiet out of fear of deportation or come forward to report coercive conduct. Thanks to a new policy, immigrant workers have been given a shield: a promise by ICE that any worker who comes forward to report labor abuses will be protected from deportation. Read More »

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

Speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh stated:

“We need immigration reform in America. America has always been a country that has depended on immigration. Right now, we don't have good immigration policy… There are jobs available right now in the U.S. that we don't have enough people for… The threat to the American economy long-term is not inflation, it's [about] immigration. It's not having enough workers.”

– Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• This week, the Biden administration announced a new program that will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor an individual to enter the United States as a formal refugee.  
  
  The private sponsorship program complements the traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by permitting ordinary people to come together in groups of five or more to apply to sponsor a new refugee. This new model could help fulfill the Biden administration’s goal of resettling 125,000 refugees each year, a target it has yet to meet since taking office.
   
  This updated fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains who qualifies as a refugee, how resettlement numbers are set, and the basics of the traditional resettlement process. 

Read More: An Overview of U.S. Refugee Law and Policy

 ACROSS THE NATION  

• Every corner of our country is impacted by immigration in some way—from population size and demographics to employment and voting power.   
   
  Our interactive map breaks down national, state, metro area, city, and county immigration data. From the macro to the hyperlocal, users can get a comprehensive look at how immigrants contribute to—and impact—all facets of the United States.

Read more: Map the Impact

• The Uniting for Ukraine Program, announced by the Biden administration in April 2022, allows Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion to apply to come to the United States through “humanitarian parole.”

Those who receive humanitarian parole may stay in the United States for up to two years and can apply to renew their status for additional periods of time. Ukrainians granted parole are also automatically eligible for a work permit as part of their parole status.   

Our new fact sheet discusses humanitarian parole, who is eligible for the Uniting for Ukraine Program, how to apply or sponsor someone, and the shortcomings of the program.  

Read more: An Overview of the “Uniting for Ukraine” Program 

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 FURTHER READING 

• The Guardian: Biden’s ‘carrot and stick’ approach to deter migrants met with anger

• Grid: Critics say Biden's border control plan is too reliant on Title 42

• Medill on the Hill: Supreme Court hears appeal of transgender-asylum seeker

• Politifact: Illegal immigration dropped after new Venezuela program, but public health policy also contributed

         

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