Green Card Lottery or STEM? Or Should US Immigration Include Both?

According to the Republicans, STEM graduates must be granted Green Cards while they complete their advanced degrees in the STEM fields in the United States. Similarly, they also want to put an end to the diversity visa lottery program through which Green Cards are granted to foreign nationals who participate and win the lottery program. […]

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4,600 Get Deferred Action

This summer, the Obama administration announced a deferred action policy which would allow qualified young undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation for two years and gain work authorization by applying for the program. Deferred action has received a great deal of press and interest. Once applications began to be accepted, many young undocumented immigrants applied for

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ICE Educates Foreign Immigration Officials on US Immigration Policies

In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) organized a tour for Guatemalan and Honduran immigration authorities. The aim of the familiarization trip was to help immigration officials get to know the US removal process, immigration policies, and detention system. The trip was also intended to foster cooperation between the three countries. The three-day trip

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