The sweeping proposal includes automatic voter registration, which could unintentionally include immigrants, some advocates warn. WASHINGTON — Some immigration lawyers and progressives warn that a provision in Democrats’ sweeping voting-rights legislation risks inadvertently harming immigrants if it becomes law. Their…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s hopes of working with congressional Democrats to craft a legislative solution to the rising number of immigrant asylum seekers at the southern U.S. border will hang heavily on moderates like Texas Representative Henry Cuellar.…
The U.S. House is this week taking up two major legalization bills creating paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with temporary protections, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and undocumented farmworkers who…
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will fully reopen a program for Central American children that was created under the Obama administration, but was then terminated by the previous administration as part of its anti-asylum crusade. The Central…
Provisions for international students in the new US immigration bill, including the permission of dual intent, will send a welcome message to those wanting to study in the US, according to the American Council on Education. The US Citizenship Act…
A new legislation proposed by three Democratic Congresswomen could ease the Green Card backlog for Indians by providing citizenship to all those who had legally entered the United States as children. The American Dream and Promise Act, 2021, introduced on…
Immigrants who have time-limited permission to live and work in the United States under a program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could be granted a pathway to citizenship under legislation proposed by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats. About…
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour and tie future increases to inflation, while also trying to curb illegal immigration. The legislation that Romney, R-Utah, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., plan…
President Joe Biden announced his support for a pro-business immigration agenda in his immigration plan released Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration. “Immigrants have helped strengthen America’s families, communities, businesses, and workforce, and economy, infusing the United States with…
Undocumented farmworkers could qualify to apply for green cards immediately under the immigration legislation that President Joe Biden unveiled on his first day in office. Farmworkers would be eligible to apply for permanent legal residency if they have worked in…
