Episode 5: This Week in Immigration
On Episode 5, we discuss TPS, the diversity visa lottery program and “chain migration.”
What to Know on Immigration: Temporary Visas
BPC’s Jordan LaPier and Theresa Brown discuss the legal immigration temporary visa system.
Immigration Trends and the Immigration Debate
Over the past 20 years, the flow and demographic profile of immigrants entering the United States has changed dramatically. This issue brief explores the changes in key demographic categories of immigration, along with trends in unauthorized immigration and border activity, and how they compare with the current immigration debate.
H-1B Visas Used for More than Just Tech
The H-1B visa is frequently referred to in the media as a “tech visa”, as in this New York Times piece on how the “Hire American” executive order would affect the program. While a large share of H-1B visas are, in fact, awarded to workers in computer-related occupations, this paints an incomplete portrait of who is using the program.
DHS Overstay Report Shows Students Overstay More Than Visitors
DHS report shows that foreign temporary entrants follow the law and leave on time almost 99 percent of the time.
BPC Statement on Johnson State-Based Nonimmigrant Visa Bill
The efforts of members of Congress to move forward the discussion on immigration, including some potential means of addressing the status of the unauthorized, is welcome.
New Developments Bring Biometric Entry-Exit System Closer to Reality
DHS’s plan to roll out further testing of biometric exit data and commitment to better tracking of overstays are vital steps toward results desperately needed at our ports of entry.
Screening of Nonimmigrant Visas (Visitors/Temporary Workers/Others)
Under U.S. immigration law, approximately 21 visa categories are classified as “temporary workers.” Most commonly discussed temporary worker programs are H-1B, H-2A , H-2B, and L visas. The nonimmigrant visa waiver program allows visitors into the United States.
Screening of Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders)
Legal permanent resident status, also known as a “green card”, allows foreign nationals to permanently live and work in the United States.
Immigration in the President’s 2016 Budget
The proposal would increase funding for the five major immigration agencies by about $3 billion, or 12 percent.
2017 Annual Report
