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February 16, 2026 How the Visa Debate for Foreign Workers Fuels Racism Against South Asians Amy Qin, The New York Times Read More February 15, 2026 Language Access: Trump Administration Reverses Decades of Progress Christine Stoneman & Dylan de Kerver, Red Line for Civil Rights Read More February 14, 2026 Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn't stopped. Nate Raymond et al, Reuters Read More February 12, 2026 Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope of getting released or winning in court Julia Ingram & Kati Weis, CBS News Read More February 11, 2026 Approval of Trump's immigration policies tumbles in new poll Kathryn Palmer, USA Today Read More February 10, 2026 Just 14% of immigrants arrested during Trump's second term have been accused of violent offenses Olivier Knox, U.S. News Read More January 14, 2026 Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian Read More January 11, 2026 The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration Stuart Anderson, Forbes Read More November 24, 2025 What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians? Yuki Noguchi, PBS Read More December 17, 2026 New Ban Bars 1 in 5 Legal Immigrants, Even Citizens' Spouses & Kids David J. Bier, CATO Institute Read More December 7, 2025 How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans' Faith in Immigration Christopher Flavelle, The New York Times Read More   December 2, 2025 U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List Hamed Aleaziz & Jazmine Alloa, The New York Times Read More November 28, 2025 Trump says he wants to 'permanently pause' migration to the U.S. from poorer countries Josh Boak, PBS Read More   November 24, 2025 Immigrant Physicians: What if US can no longer attract them? Yuki Noguchi, LAist Read More   November 23, 2025 We're Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like Wendy Edelberg, The New York Times Read More   November 12, 2025 Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas Amanda Seitz, NPR Read More   November 12, 2025 The recent decline in immigration could adversely affect the economy Charles Collyns, Econofact Read More November 10, 2025 'We Have a Border for a Reason' Cecilia Munoz, The New York Times Read More November 6, 2025 Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants Ruth Graham & John Ismay, The New York Times Read More

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SPEAKING OF IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Current immigration policies are mismatched with market forces and demographic realities. These mismatches have led to serious dysfunctions in the immigration system -- from illegal migration to untenable backlogs and an overreliance on temporary visas for long-term employment situations. Sustaining the growth of the U.S. labor force and avoiding the accumulation of new unauthorized immigrant populations will require deep reforms to the U.S. immigration system..." Muzaffar Chishti et al, "Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map," Migration Policy Institute, 14. Read More

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