Americans have given a thumbs-up to the idea of a more selective immigration system, which will reward those with desirable skills and who can speak English. This is according to the results of a new poll, released on Wednesday, relating to the new immigration bill, backed by President Donald Trump. The new poll, from Politico […]

The policy preventing young undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation is under pressure from various quarters. The result could either be the deferred action policy becoming permanent or scrapped. The Trump administration will face a challenge in September from those against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and a government funding battle

An international survey of undocumented immigrants in the US has cast doubts on the claims by immigrant advocates that most are trying to escape gang violence and crime in their home countries. The International Organization for Migration survey found instead results such as 91 percent of immigrants from Guatemala came to the US for economic

Last week, President Donald Trump supported plans for a new bill to cut legal immigration to the US by 50 percent over the next ten years. The reform would change the process for getting a green card with the introduction of a points system, favoring high-skilled Anglophone employees. The visafirst.com managing director, Edwina Shanahan, said

The Senate proposal to limit legal immigration, backed by President Donald Trump, has also been criticized by several Senators. But, despite his history of supporting immigration reform, Senator Marco Rubio is not among them. Rubio was one of the so-called ‘Gang of Eight’ who, in 2013, attempted to create a bill offering undocumented immigrants a

On Thursday, Republican lawmakers, including a top Senator, unveiled a new bill for border and immigration enforcement. The bill would see $15 billion invested in border security over four years and help to fund the wall on the border between the US and Mexico, which has long been an ambition of President Donald Trump. John

Attorney General, Jeff Sessions said yesterday that US cities refusing to increase efforts to focus on the crimes committed by undocumented immigrants would be barred from involvement in a new training program on crime reduction, which the Justice Department unveiled earlier in 2017. During the announcement, four local police departments that have expressed their interest

During the last 11 years, more than 21 lakh Indian professionals in the tech industry have applied for H-1B work US visas. This is according to an official report from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which refuted allegations that the applicants did not have the necessary qualifications to be accepted. The average salary for

The Trump administration has won a victory in Texas by persuading state and local officials to perform the tasks of federal immigration officers. The Trump administration is hoping to strike similar bargains with other jurisdictions in a bid to get tough with so-called ‘sanctuary cities’. 18 Texas counties have signed a negotiated agreement, which will

The Department of Homeland Security is considering a new policy enabling the expedited deportation of undocumented immigrants. This power is already available to Immigration and Customs Enforcement under current law so long as the undocumented immigrants have been in the US for less than two years via the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

Over the last six years, at least 1715 people were targeted for deportation by immigration agents despite presenting testimony, paperwork, or other evidence to immigration judges that proved they held US citizenship. This is according to new immigration case data, which litigation has forced the US government to release. Over a third of those affected