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Border arrests jumped 36% in May despite additional coronavirus measures
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Trump Admin. Proposes Changes to US Asylum Policy
The Trump adminis- tration is proposing broad changes to the U.S. asylum process that would make it more difficult for migrants seeking admission to the country under false pretense, according to a statement from the Justice and Homeland Security departments.
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US deporting more illegal immigrants than are entering the country, says Cuccinelli
The Trump adminis- tration is decreasing the number of illegal immigrants in the country and deporting more than are entering, according to an official from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Agriculture, development, and population growth
As net migration continues to grow the U.S. population, the demands for housing and food increase. A recent study shows that scientists have underestimated the amount of land and water needed for agriculture as the United States loses three acres of land every minute to development.
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Trump reportedly looking to Dreamers for an immigration deal
Activists, lawmakers and White House officials are bracing for the Supreme Court in the coming weeks to allow the Trump administration to end the program that protects immigrants who came to the country illegally as children, known as Dreamers.
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N.C. justices back sheriffs involved in 287(g) program
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled state judges don’t have authority to release immigrants held by a county sheriff working on behalf of the U.S. government with documents directing them to be detained.
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Cheap Labor Lobbyists: 40 Million in U.S. Out of Work Proof of 'Worker Shortage'
There are 40 million in the U.S. out of work, and many businesses that are beginning to re-open are operating below the capacity they were before the coronavirus shutdown. What does this signal for immigration expansionists? The urgent need for more foreign workers.
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GOP Lawmakers turn backs on American Worker, send letters to Trump asking for more foreign workers
A group of Republican lawmakers is asking the Trump administration to reject their Buy American, Hire American - America First mantra and actively undermine the nearly 40 million Americans who are out of work due to the panic surrounding COVID-19, in two letters the lawmakers demand that the President protect and ensure that millions of foreign visa workers will flood the labor market this year, as unemployment soars past Great Depression levels.
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Unemployment Claims Exceed 40 Million During Crisis
Another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, according to new data released by the Department of Labor earlier today. Last week's claims bring total unemployment claims over the last 10 weeks as a result of government shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic to 40.8 million.
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Bipartisan Group Leads Attempt to Overhaul H-1B, L-1 Visa Programs
Companion bills have been introduced in Congress aimed at reforming H-1B and L-1 guest worker programs. While the sponsors tout these bills as a "complete overhaul" which would "protect American workers and crack-down on foreign outsourcing companies which deprive qualified Americans of high-skill jobs" there are some aspects of the bill which don't live up to the hype.