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Biden Administration to Allow Work-Visa Ban to Expire

Biden Administration to Allow Work-Visa Ban to Expire

Post by Katie Kim. Colgate Class of 2022. Source: Hackman, M. (2021, March 31). Biden Administration to Allow Work-Visa Ban to Expire. The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company. The H-1B visa ban has finally expired, nearly 10 months after the suspension of the US work visa was originally imposed by former President Trump. The H-1B visa is allocated to high-skilled immigrants, including business master’s and MBA graduates, to work in specialty professions in the US. Annually, the US…

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Men Looking for Work Drive Surge in Illegal Crossings at the U.S. Border

Men Looking for Work Drive Surge in Illegal Crossings at the U.S. Border

Post by Colin Troup. Colgate Class of 2022. Source: Montes, J., & Caldwell, A. (2021, March 24). “Men looking for work Drive surge in Illegal crossings at the U.S. Border.” Wall Street Journal. The illegal immigrant surge along the southern border of the United States is expected to be the largest in 20 years. Unlike the migrant waves of 2019 and 2014, which were mostly made up of Central American families and unaccompanied minors, this one has been guided by…

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Illegal Border Crossings Near Two-Decade High, Mayorkas Says

Illegal Border Crossings Near Two-Decade High, Mayorkas Says

Post by Nick Potter. Colgate Class of 2022. Source: Hackman, M. (2021, March 17). “Illegal Border Crossings Near Two-Decade High, Mayorkas Says.” Wall Street Journal. Through the first few months of 2021, the United States in on pace to see the largest number of illegal immigrants crossing its southern border in 20 plus years, according to homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Several factors are contributing to the massive uptick in illegal immigration: first, the Biden administration’s undoing of Trump’s anti-immigration…

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