USCIS is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4. On March 18, USCIS temporarily suspended routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is following the Centers for Disease Control and[…]
We have been waiting since last year for information on the new process to register for the H-1 lottery (a very good thing), but unfortunately have been given very limited information about how the program will work (a very bad thing). What we do know at this time is the registration will be submitted through[…]
There are two broad categories of international workers who may not be aware of the automatic work authorization extensions their immigration status provides them. One category is non-immigrant workers in almost all of the “letter and number” designations such as H-1, L-1, R-1, O-1, E-2, etc. If the status in one of these categories is[…]
Immigration Curbs Population Decline in Rural Texas Communities In over 400 rural Texas areas, the native-born adult population dropped 19 percent while the immigrant population grew 96 percent. ELIZABETH TROVALL An influx of immigrants to rural areas is curbing population decline across the country, according to a new report. The study looked at 2,767 rural areas nationwide,[…]
Illegal Immigration Does Not Increase Violent Crime, 4 Studies Show The Trump administration regularly asserts that undocumented immigrants are predatory and threaten public safety. Immigrant advocates say that talk demonizes an entire class of people. Now, four academic studies show that illegal immigration does not increase the prevalence of violent crime or drug and alcohol[…]
Contractors cry for immigration reform to ease labor shortage By Rebecca Schuetz A prolonged shortage of construction workers has the Associated General Contractors of America calling for immigration reform. “We recognize it’s important to have safe borders,” said Kenneth D. Simonson, the group’s chief economist. “But it’s also really important for the growth of the[…]
Texas’ construction boom would be even greater if U.S. had a coherent immigration policy Sometimes it’s worth taking a look at an old subject through a new lens. For example, to understand why there’s a chronic construction labor shortage in Texas, think one word: immigration. Immigrants make up about 41 percent of the construction trades in[…]
Migrant Children Sent to Conn. Given Legal Immigration Status By Len Besthoff Six weeks after a judge ordered a pair of migrant children in Connecticut to be reunited with their parents, the government granted each child one year of legal immigration status in the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s office confirmed the news with NBC Connecticut, without[…]
Hazleton’s evolution through immigration is a lesson for other cities By Andrew Selee Each time I go to Hazleton, I walk away thinking of it as a place of renewal and hope, a city that is slowly fusing its past and present into a new identity that will set it apart from other cities in the[…]
How Immigration Reform Could Help An Aging, Indebted America Andy J. Semotiuk It’s no secret that the American population is aging. As the Center for Health Design put it in one of their publications, by 2030, more than 1 in 5 U.S. residents will be counted among the older population—the largest proportion on record. Most people[…]