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A record number of Chinese migrants make their way to the U.S.-Mexico border

by Shawn Yuan
Feb 1, 2024
A record number of Chinese migrants are using the established South American trail to reach the U.S. border.
Chinese migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico are detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in November 2023.
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What immigration actually does to jobs, wages and more

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Dec 12, 2023
Republican lawmakers want immigration changes in exchange for Ukraine aid. What does economic research say about current policy?
The economic research tells us that immigration does not cause serious wage losses, for example.
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How roadmap to citizenship would affect unauthorized immigrants and the economy

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 18, 2021
New immigration bill would reform family-based immigration and visa programs and provide protections from exploitation.
The new immigration bill includes protections for immigrant workers against exploitation. Above, marchers calling for economic relief and immigration reform in New York City in January.
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Immigration overhaul among first legislative action for Biden

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 21, 2021
The bill includes protections for immigrant workers and expanded access to visas for foreign workers and their families.
President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office as he signs a series of orders at the White House in Washington after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021.
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H-1B visa freeze might hurt rural areas in need of doctors

by Jasmine Garsd
Jun 23, 2020
In America, around 28% of doctors, 35% of home aides and 20% of nursing assistants are foreign born.
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Amid worker shortage, Houston restaurant industry seeks immigration reform

by Elizabeth Trovall
Feb 11, 2020
According to one estimate, the national workforce will lose more than a million workers aged under 25 in the next eight years.
Cooks at Hugo’s restaurant in Houston, Texas, prepare for the lunch shift.
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How increased citizenship fees could make life harder for immigrants and their communities

by Cynthia Betubiza
Jan 28, 2020
A proposed 61% hike by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service could bring the citizenship application fee to about $1,100.
People take the oath of allegiance at a naturalization ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Business schools raise alarm about H-1B visas

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 15, 2019
There are fewer international students, a letter to Congress and the Trump administration says, and that could have long-term economic implications.
The dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University said there were 13% fewer international students in the U.S. last year. Above, the Duke University campus in Durham, North Carolina.
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Recent waves of U.S. immigrants are more highly skilled and educated than before, study finds

by Kimberly Adams and Daniel Shin
Jul 10, 2019
Andrew Lim of New American Economy says more than 60% of immigrants 25 or older who were admitted in 2017 had at least a bachelor’s degree.
A sign on the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Could prosperity at home curb migration?

by Ben Bradford
Jun 27, 2019
A new report suggests sending aid abroad could help ease a surge in inward migration.
A Guatemalan migrant recently released from federal detention holds an envelope with a message written in English as he waits inside a bus depot on June 11, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.
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