President Trump initially kept reasonable travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but with the virus spreading inside the United States, he is already shifting from minimizing its threat — his first instinct — to use it to…
On Wednesday, President Trump announced new restrictions on travelers from most parts of Europe in order to slow spread of the coronavirus and the economic downfall associated with it. But, before that, it was already pretty challenging for people to…
Citing the coronavirus as the reason, the Trump administration may impose even more immigration restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border. It may sound like a reasonable step to help contain the disease, but it’s not: Canada has about 10 times the…
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – One evening last fall, Jawad Rahimi held forth in his downtown bodega as a steady stream of hockey fans en route to a St. Louis Blues game mingled with his neighborhood regulars. A native of Afghanistan…
Due to long processing times, since 2014 companies have been forced to pay $2.4 billion in “premium processing” fees to ensure their business immigration cases are decided within a reasonable time. Critics say U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has…
In both 2018 and 2019 nominal wages rose by more than 3%, the fastest growth since before the recession a decade ago. Americans at the bottom of the labour market are doing especially well. In the past year the wages…
California gets the nation’s second-largest positive economic contribution from its immigrant residents, says one new ranking. Analysts at online financial information firm WalletHub looked at 23 economic and demographic factors to rank states by how much benefits immigrants provide. The…
Montana ranks 48th in terms of economic impact from immigration, a personal finance website said Tuesday. WalletHub said it used 23 metrics to compare the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This included median household income of foreign-born population…
Washington (AFP) – The 20-year-old San Diego bakery Con Pane Rustic Breads & Cafe went out of business this month after an audit by US authorities found immigrants working there illegally. In April, a small Nebraska town lost a potato…
An influx of immigrants and non-permanent residents boosted Canada’s population by 0.6% in the third quarter, the biggest increase in records dating back almost five decades. The country’s population grew by 208,234 in the July to September period, with some…
