Immigration & Pathways to Citizenship

23+ hour, 21+ min ago   (495+ words) Washington, The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies has welcomed tighter scrutiny of H-1B visa applications, but cautioned that it should not come at the cost of American innovation, as jobs requiring highly specialised skills cannot always be filled immediately…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (188+ words) There is no issue Washington enjoys losing more than immigration. One party runs ads about chaos at the border, the other runs ads about cruelty, and Congress has not passed real reform since the 90s. As someone who pays attention to…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (349+ words) Representative Sam Liccardo is warning that a proposed fee on foreign graduates seeking post-study work permits could drive away the very engineers and entrepreneurs who help power Silicon Valley's economy. The San Jose Democrat says his response, the bipartisan Keep…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (345+ words) Editors at National Review Online explain why the federal government’s immigration policy matters. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies suggests that the foreign-born population of the United States is down 2.9 million over the first 18 months of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1744+ words) The reporter may have misheard the comment, or maybe the person being quoted actually said it, or something odd happened in the editing process. Whatever: This is what appeared in the Feb. 20, 1985 edition of the Oakland Tribune, quoting a UC…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (134+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) introduced the SERVICE for America Act, which creates a pathway to lawful permanent residency for Dreamers and Documented Dreamers who work in public service. For many Dreamers…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) Washington — Indian-American Rep. Ami Bera and Rep. Deborah Ross have introduced legislation that would create a pathway to permanent residency for eligible Dreamers and children of long-term visa holders who work in public-service jobs in the United States. The SERVICE…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (145+ words) Although the birth rate of Mexicans born in the United States has slightly declined, their labor, family, and economic influence remains decisive. DACA offers the most viable path for reform, while mass deportations threaten households on both sides of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) DURANGO, Colo – A Fort Lewis College professor says a new book links violence in Mexico to U.S. asylum decisions that can leave migrants facing deportation. Sociology professor Ben Waddell has spent two decades studying international migration and the last eight…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (35+ words) Campaign UK WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell is at Dmexco, where he has said new talent could be a silver lining in the immigration crisis....