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Texas sent more asylum seekers to L.A. even as Hilary raged, immigrant rights group says
By Christian Martinez | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 21, 2023 | Photo by Irfan Khan As Los Angeles was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning and officials were urging residents not to travel, Texas dispatched its latest bus of migrants to the city. The bus — the ninth sent ... -
At Texas Border, Some Support for Abbott’s Crackdown Is Waning
Gov. Greg Abbott’s intensive campaign to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, the effort’s main focal point, residents are having second thoughts. By Edgar Sandoval | The New York Times | AUG. 22, 2023 | Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar When Gov. Greg Abbott ... -
Visa Refusals And Immigration Policies Lead To Fewer Students
By Stuart Anderson | Forbes | AUG. 9, 2023 | Photo by Alex Wong Consular officers denying visas and uncompetitive immigration policies have contributed to a drop in international students attending U.S. universities. Analysts say the decline harms U.S. economic efforts to attract talent and weakens America’s soft power focused ... -
Nearly half the states now allow in-state tuition for immigrant students
By Elaine Povich | Nevada Current | AUG. 19, 2023 | Photo Hugh Jackson When Cristian Dubon Solis was getting ready to graduate from a Boston high school in 2020, he started planning to apply to college. It was only then he realized that as an immigrant lacking permanent legal status, ... -
Inside Trump's new plan to limit immigration
By Stef W. Kight | AXIOS | AUG. 21, 2023 | Illustration by Sarah Grillo Former President Trump wants unprecedented restrictions on immigration and the border if he's elected in 2024 — such as screening prospective immigrants for "Marxist" ideologies and a naval blockade to target drug smugglers, Axios has learned. Why it matters: As ... -
Trump’s Sickening Plans for an All-Out War on Immigrants
If you thought his first term was bad, wait until you see what he’s plotting for round two. By Edith Olmsted | The New Republic | AUG. 21, 2023 Donald Trump is reportedly planning an immigration crackdown that would make his first stint in the White House look tame. Axios reports that Trump, if ... -
The US is facing a labor shortage — immigration is the solution
By Johannes Lang & Zuzana Cepla | The Hill | AUG. 18, 2023 | Photo by Nam Y. Huh For over 35 years, the American political system has been unable to make any significant change to U.S. immigration policy. In June 2023, a bipartisan coalition of representatives introduced the Dignity Act, ... -
DACA Court Case Updates: Summary of Litigation and Potential Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of the DACA policy within the next two years. DACA provides protection from deportation and gives legal work authorization to roughly 600,000 undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. as young children. A pending federal court decision will likely send the case to ... -
Mexico's Sheinbaum widens lead in race for ruling party candidacy: poll
By Reuters | AUG. 22, 2023 | Photo by Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum slightly extended her lead in the race to become the Mexican ruling party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, an opinion poll conducted through early August showed ... -
Claudia Sheinbaum afirma que defenderá a los mexicanos que viven en EU
La exjefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México urge al INE facilitar el voto de los mexicanos en el extranjero. Radio Formula-MX | AUG. 9, 2023 La aspirante a la candidatura presidencial por Morena, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, expresó desde la Asamblea Informativa realizada en la Alcaldía de Venustiano Carranza, aquí en la Ciudad ...