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Youngest Member of Congress Introduces Immigration Bill to Protect Recent Graduates

Preston Huennekens — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:33:47 +0000

Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) recently introduced the Responsible Practical Training Act, a bill that aims to reform the controversial and FAIR-opposed Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. A part of the larger F-1 student visa program, OPT permits F-1 graduates to extend their stay in the United States by working for 1-2 years following their graduation. [...]

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New USCIS Guidance Emphasizes Communist Inadmissibility

Pawel Styrna — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:24:30 +0000

Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy guidance regarding inadmissibility based on membership in a communist or other totalitarian party. The agency’s policy manual was thus updated to include a step-by-step overview of the inadmissibility determination, as well as guidance on evidence and burden of proof, and applicable exceptions and [...]

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Cash-for-Visas Program Suffers More Hits

Bob Dane — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:13:58 +0000

America’s cash-for-visas program known as EB-5 isn’t faring well these days. Though exempt from President Donald Trump’s COVID-related restrictions, EB-5 regional centers that collect immigrant investment money for job-creating ventures and green cards continue a steady decline. The total number of centers, operated by U.S.-resident middlemen, has fallen from 880 in 2018 to 685 today. [...]

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The College Board’s Unseemly Alliance with China

Jennifer G. Hickey — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:38:28 +0000

In 2016, an investigative series published by Reuters exposed how the systemic incompetence and individual greed were contributing to the devaluing of higher education. But even the tale of two Americans selling access to college admissions officers the Chinese government pales in comparison to allegations that the primary overseer of the SAT and other college [...]

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Trump Takes a First Step Toward Reining in H-1B Abuse

Bob Dane — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:06:06 +0000

The wailing and gnashing of teeth in the tech sector is a strong indication that the Trump administration’s suspension of H-1B visas hit home. Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Twitter’s head of “public policy and philanthropy for the Americas,” spoke for many industry executives when she declared, “This proclamation undermines America’s greatest economic asset: its diversity.” “Diversity,” translated [...]

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Trump Uses Visa Sanctions to Secure Public Health and Economic Security

Jennifer G. Hickey — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:30:54 +0000

Citing a need to ensure “the repatriation of foreign nationals who violate the laws of the United States,” President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum stating that he has – and will use – authority to impose visa sanctions on countries that refuse or delay accepting deported citizens. The memo, which was sent to [...]

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