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Almost 1 million immigrants granted US citizenship in 2022
Number is highest in nearly 15 years after Covid pandemic caused a backlog in the system. By Erum Salam | The Guardian | JAN. 3, 2023 | Photo by Kevin Dietsch Nearly 1 million immigrants became US citizens in 2022, the highest number in almost 15 years after the Covid-19 ... -
Incoming pro-immigration Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez fights to save 'Dreamer' HUSBAND from deportation
By James Gordon | Daily Mail UK | JAN. 1, 2023 | Photo provided by Delia Ramirez The husband of newly-elected Illinois Democratic congresswoman Delia Ramirez, 39, could face deportation along with hundreds of thousands of others if Congressdoes not act to pass DREAM Act legislation during its next session. Boris Hernandez, who ... -
The Outlook On H-1B Visas And Immigration In 2023
By Stuart Anderson | Forbes | JAN. 3, 2023 | Photo by Richard Drew for AP Here’s what to expect from President Biden, his administration and the Republican majority in the House on H-1B visas and other immigration issues in the new Congress. Republicans Take The House Starting in January ... -
DACA and the Politics of Cruelty
There is no good reason to deny permanent status to Dreamers. By Andrew Moss | Memphis Flyer | DEC. 21, 2022 | Photo by Aaron Burden It wasn’t long ago that we awoke to images and stories of families separated at the border, of migrant children locked into dirty, crowded, ... -
Biden expands immigration tool that doesn’t require Congress
The administration has extended relief to hundreds of thousands of migrants over the past two years, and advocates want to see more. By Caroline Coudriet | Roll Call | DEC. 22, 2022 | Photo by Olivier Douliery Two years into an administration that faces legislative inaction and numerous legal challenges ... -
Opinion: Time for Dreamers like me is running out
Unless Congress creates a pathway to citizenship soon, Colorado will lose thousands of workers and hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity. By Estefani Pena Figueroa | The Colorado Sun | DEC. 21, 2022 | Photo by Drew Angerer The livelihood and prosperity of hundreds of thousands of immigrants ... -
Republicans dust off 'border first' excuses to derail immigration framework
By Gabe Ortiz | Daily KOS | DEC. 19, 2022 | Photo by AFP Getty The proposed immigration framework that would have put eligible young immigrants onto a path to legalization was reportedly dead in the water as of late last week, after Republicans failed to support it despite the carrot of harsh border ... -
Spending package won’t include ‘Dreamer’ protections
By Rafael Bernal | The Hill | DEC. 20, 2022 | Photo by Mandel Ngan The deal to fund the federal government through fiscal 2023 will not include protections for “Dreamers,” the name given to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors. Congress is set to vote this ... -
No immigration ‘fix’ and Congress isn’t really trying
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf | CNN | DEC. 20, 2022 | Photo by Drew Angerer CNN — The strange reality of the dysfunctional, duct-taped US border policy is that a key portion was written by former President Donald Trump’s administration during the pandemic, enforced under pressure by the administration of President ... -
Schumer breaks Title 42 spending bill logjam with Sinema’s help
By Alexander Bolton | The Hill | DEC. 22, 2022 | Illustration by Lalo Alcaraz Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday morning that he’s reached an agreement with colleagues on amendments to the 4,155-page omnibus so the Senate can pass the bill later in the day and give the House ...
