20 Dec
by Foster, on News
By Meredith Hoffman Though local officials in red states avoid the word “sanctuary,” many towns have decided that it makes more sense to work with undocumented residents than it does to deport them. Storm Lake, Iowa, isn’t a “sanctuary city.” Not if you ask Police Chief Mark Prosser, anyway. He […]
16 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2017, reporting minor advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for EB-2 applicants born in China and India and for EB-3 applicants born in China and the Philippines. The final action dates for other employment based […]
By Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson WASHINGTON—The business and populist wings of the Republican Party are set for a battle over the nation’s system of legal immigration, which could prove to be as divisive as the fight over illegal immigrants. The debate turns on whether foreign workers are an engine […]
By Jordain Carney A bipartisan pair of senators is filing legislation that would extend legal status for undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) rolled out legislation on Friday to try to provide an assurance to such people in case […]
