(NewsNation) — Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., lamented on Sunday the Senate’s failure to pass bipartisan legislation on the southern border and blamed the lobbyist culture of Washington, D.C. “There are so many outside groups that are built around not getting things done,” he said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “It’s the old consulting joke: If … Read more
Donald Trump pledged to give green cards to foreign graduates of American colleges if he’s elected in November ― a stunning development given his plan for mass deportations for undocumented immigrants and fearmongering about migrants “poisoning the blood” of America. Yet, there was the former president taking a rare pro-immigrant stance on the “All-In” podcast … Read more
Foreign nationals will no longer be able to apply for a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) at the U.S.-Canada border, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Friday. Miller said the move was being implemented to curtail something known as “flagpoling,” which is when some temporary residents of Canada bypass the normal wait times involved in … Read more
Republicans are accusing President Biden of trying to influence the 2024 election with his move to allow undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens an easier path to seek permanent residency, with some using a dubious claim that it would create more Democratic voters before November. Former President Trump, who said he would reverse the … Read more
(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be able to receive work visas faster. “These young people known as Dreamers — Hispanics, South Asians and more — who came to America as children, who only know America as their home, have been able to … Read more
A “surge” of immigrants has boosted the U.S. economy recently and is projected to add almost $9 trillion to it through 2034, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new report Tuesday. The CBO, in an update to budget and economic forecasts made in February, said the current level of immigration of “other foreign … Read more
FILE – Migrant parents socialize outside the Annunciation House, June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, March 11, 2024, a Texas judge ruled in favor of Annunciation House, a large migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to shut down over claims that the facility encourages … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for tens of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats. Biden was hosting a White House event to celebrate an … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months without reigniting inflation, economists and analysts say. The effect … Read more
(NewsNation) — We don’t need new immigration laws. We need the tools to enforce the existing laws. That’s what California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock says Border Patrol agents told him during his visit to Yuma, Arizona. On “The Hill on Sunday,” the California Republican pushed back on the notion that Congress hasn’t addressed the immigration issue. … Read more
