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State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
June 24, 2022
Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers denied green cards to employer-sponsored applicants. Data analyzed by the Cato Institute shows that since Fiscal Year 2008, USCIS denied about 8% of employer-sponsored immigrants while the average denial […] The post State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Biden Administration Expands Exemptions for Afghan Nationals Otherwise Inadmissible
June 22, 2022
Obtaining immigration benefits from the U.S. government is always difficult, but it is even harder for people who have ever had any interaction with an organization or government that is deemed to support terrorism. As thousands of Afghans apply for immigration benefits in the United States, many risk being denied due to interactions with the […] The post Biden Administration Expands Exemptions for Afghan Nationals Otherwise Inadmissible appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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A Border Patrol Agent Assaulted a Citizen in His Own Home. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Lets the Agent Off.
June 10, 2022
The Supreme Court issued a decision on Wednesday barring a civil rights lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent for reportedly entering the property of a U.S. citizen without a warrant and assaulting him. The ruling in Egbert v. Boule emboldens Border Patrol agents to act without consequence, even if their actions may violate the […] The post A Border Patrol Agent Assaulted a Citizen in His Own Home. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Lets the Agent Off. appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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New Fortune 500 List Shows America’s Economic Success Relies on Immigrants
June 9, 2022
America’s economic success is built on the world’s best and brightest coming to our shores bringing ingenuity, creativity, and determination. From Wall Street to Main Street, businesses started by immigrants have helped the U.S. economy enormously. The history of immigrant entrepreneurship stretches back to the country’s founding. Famously, the designer of the American financial system […] The post New Fortune 500 List Shows America’s Economic Success Relies on Immigrants appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Hispanic Americans Are Helping Put the Rio Grande Valley on the Map
June 2, 2022
Located on the U.S.-Mexico border at the southern tip of Texas lies the Rio Grande Valley, or as Texans call it “the Valley” or “RGV.” While the RGV–made up of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties–most recently made national news during Texas Governor Abbott’s anti-immigrant blockade, there is so much more to the region. The […] The post Hispanic Americans Are Helping Put the Rio Grande Valley on the Map appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

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