American Oppression
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. – Martin Luther King Jr. We, at The Immigration Post, refuse to remain silent to the systematic racist…
Latino immigrant advocates bring crucial support to families during COVID-19 pandemic
In normal times, Diana Moreno helped immigrant workers secure work and get paid. Moreno and the New York City nonprofit New Immigrant Community Empowerment, or NICE, whose Workers Rights Program she directs, advocate on behalf of jornaleros, Latino immigrant day…
Immigration changes necessary for pandemic
In a recent survey, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated that 30% of physicians and 17% of registered nurses in the United States were born outside of the country. immigration-mainAbout 23% of home health providers and nursing…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services staff face furlough
We are still waiting to hear if there will be a temporary non-immigrant worker visa ban for certain US visa categories. The current coronavirus COVID-19 situation may be used as an excuse for what in reality, if it happens, will…
USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4. On March 18, USCIS temporarily suspended routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and application support…
Lawsuit says Trump admin’s COVID-19 immigration order separates families with older kids
WASHINGTON — A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday alleges that the Trump administration’s ban on legal immigration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly separates parent from children who are on the cusp of turning 21 years old.…
U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of 650,000 ‘Dreamers.’ Here’s what could happen
Nearly 650,000 undocumented “Dreamers” are awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court that will determine whether they will be allowed to continue to receive temporary protection from deportation and work permits under an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood…
Federal immigration agency to furlough employees unless Congress provides funding
(CNN)- US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for visa and asylum processing, is expected to furlough part of its workforce this summer if Congress doesn’t provide emergency funding to sustain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. “Unfortunately, as…
H-1B Statutes Are Carefully Crafted to Be Misleading to the Casual Reader
The H-1B statutes are lobbyist-written and carefully crafted to be misleading to the casual reader. The “prevailing wage” is one area where there has been great confusion; in particular H-1B wage levels. The H-1B wage or skill levels are entirely…
Immigrants actually help Americans get better jobs, study finds
President Trump signed an executive order in April that temporarily halted immigration amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president indicated that this move was to ensure that unemployed Americans would “be first in line” for jobs as they become available. His…