At the 1963 March on Washington that included Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I have a dream" speech, the lead organizer and head of the event was A. Philip Randolph. The president of the Sleeping Car Porters union had a long history of advocating for immigration restrictions as part of his five decades of advancing Black economic interests.
Human trafficking continues because the U.S. government refuses to take adequate steps to combat illegal immigration. Amnesty will only encourage more of the same. Border security and interior enforcement -- not lip service to the "rule of law" -- are necessary to end this scourge.
Vice President-Elect, Kamala Harris recently outlined the immigration goals of the Biden Administration in an interview with Univision. The plan includes an eight-year "pathway to citizenship" for illegal aliens, even shorter pathway for TPS and Dreamers, more refugees, more temporary workers, and less protection for Americans and already present immigrants.
The United Kingdom is facing many of the same immigration-related issues as the United States because policy makers have failed to plan sufficiently for immigration-driven population growth, while public support for reducing annual immigration levels remains strong. In order to accommodate housing demand, open space is being paved over for development.
The 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals has upheld a ban on an executive order by President Trump which aimed to give state and local governments the ability to refuse refugees.
Oren Cass and David Leonhardt ponder whether the left or the right are capable of embracing worker-friendly immigration policies.
This legislation, if passed, would amend the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act and require all employers in the United States to begin using the free and easy to use E-Verify system to screen all potential new hires.
This legislation, if passed, would amend the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent children born to illegal-alien parents in the United States from automatically receiving U.S. citizenship, following a more true interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
This legislation, if passed, would amend the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act to criminalize visa overstays, with limited exceptions given on a case-by-case basis for medical necessity, public safety, and/or national security.
The White House has extended the ban on some migrants coming to the U.S. through work-based visas and green cards, this time through the end of March 2021.
As the curtain closes on 2020, the NumbersUSA staff who work as part of the Media Standards Project have each pulled together a list of 10 noteworthy media items* from the year that advanced a healthy, civil, productive conversation on immigration-related issues.
As part of NumberUSA's mission, the Media Standards Project team analyzed and reviewed news throughout the year focusing on media that elevated discussions about how immigration limits and levels should serve our national interest. While the global pandemic and U.S. elections dominated news cycles this year, these events also influenced writers on how to broach immigration topics.
These 10 noteworthy pieces encapsulate the immigration conversations that took place during 2020 that will help inform policy decisions for 2021.