Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?

Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?

A Special Immigration News Report By Janet Howard Listen to the Special Immigration News Report here: This year, only about 3% of the people who have submitted green card applications will receive permanent status. Close to 35 million applications are pending, up from 10 million in 1996. The first backlogs started a century ago, when […]

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Generate Billions of Dollars More Than They Cost the U.S. Government

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Generate Billions of Dollars More Than They Cost the U.S. Government

By Karen Aho | Immigration Impact A report released this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that refugees and asylees have generated tens of billions of dollars more in local, state, and federal tax revenues over the last 15 years than they have cost in direct government services—ultimately representing a net […]

New Report Reveals Systemic Barriers for Haitian refugees Seeking Employment and Stability in the U.S.

New Report Reveals Systemic Barriers for Haitian refugees Seeking Employment and Stability in the U.S.

Editorial credit: Yu Kuo-wei / Shutterstock.com Watch the interview with Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice on the Humanitarian Parole Crisis here. Research shows systemic flaws, documents a legacy of racist immigration practices, makes recommendations for equitable treatment for all asylum seekers NEW YORK: Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, “Humanitarian Parole Crisis: How Racist Policies and Practices Deny Haitian […]

DHS Launches Process for Afghans to Extend Permission to Stay in the US

DHS Launches Process for Afghans to Extend Permission to Stay in the US

Posted by Alex Miller // ImmigrationImpact.com Editorial credit: Procyk Radek / Shutterstock.com Time was running out for many Afghan refugees living and working in the United States after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Thanks to the Biden administration’s recent decision to extend what is known as “parole,” many Afghans will now be given the opportunity to […]

Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2021: Protesters demonstrate in a show of support and solidarity with those Afghans who are attempting to escape from the country and the ongoing systematic violence. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking […]

Three-Quarters of Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela Struggle to Access Basic Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Three-Quarters of Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela Struggle to Access Basic Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

There were lots of Venezuelans crossing the border into the land of Colombia. This was captured on 61222 in La Parada, Colombia. (Shutterstock) Geneva: Some 4.3 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela face challenges accessing food, housing, and stable employment, a recent assessment concludes. Despite the progress achieved through various regularization and documentation initiatives implemented […]

The Condition of the Refugee Resettlement Program in 2023

The Condition of the Refugee Resettlement Program in 2023

Reynosa, Mexico – Nov. 17, 2021: Central American migrants eat breakfast in the dining tent at the U.S. asylum seekers’ tent camp on the Plaza de la Libertad near the border. (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Biden administration announced on September 27 that the cap on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 would be […]

UN: 75% of 6 Million Venezuelan Migrants go Unfed, Unhoused

UN: 75% of 6 Million Venezuelan Migrants go Unfed, Unhoused

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – February 8, 2019: Community of Venezuelans in Uruguay gathered to protest against International Contact Group for Venezuela and to support the Venezuelan National Assembly. (Shutterstock) By Kathia Martínez, Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday that almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America […]

US Begins Humanitarian Program for Migrant Venezuelans

US Begins Humanitarian Program for Migrant Venezuelans

By Jordan Fabian and Ellen M. Gilmer, Bloomberg The Biden administration is implementing a humanitarian parole program for Venezuelans fleeing their country, with the aim of curbing the number seeking to cross into the US illegally at the southern border. The program, announced on Wednesday, would create a new legal pathway for some Venezuelans, while […]