Key Immigration Issues

The key issues pertaining to the ongoing immigration debate, that will most likely influence voting are as follows:

Immigrants Under Legal Status:

Immigrants Under Illegal Status:

Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System
by Elyssa Pachico on July 1, 2025
Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an unprecedented allocation of funds for […]
Young Poet Wins 2025 Creative Writing Award, Paying Tribute to Refugees
by Elyssa Pachico on June 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 2025—The American Immigration Council honored Luu Ly, an 11-year-old attending the Chapin School in New York City, with […]
Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented
by Elyssa Pachico on June 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2025 — On June 20, a coalition including a religious organization and two individuals filed a lawsuit challenging the […]
District Court Blocks Unlawful Removal of Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Under Alien Enemies Act
by mlopetrone@immcouncil.org on June 18, 2025
In a May 21 decision, a federal district court in Georgia ordered the federal government to refrain from disappearing a Venezuelan man under the 1798 […]
Asylum Seekers Challenge Trump’s Asylum Shutdown Policy
on June 11, 2025
People fleeing persecution and torture in their home countries have joined immigrant rights organizations to challenge the Trump administration’s […]

The EB2 Perm Objective And Reality
by William B. Bennett on November 3, 2014
Due to the retrogression of employment based visa numbers particularly after 2007 many individuals have pursued Eb2 PERM labor certification designs […]
US Visa Reciprocity Rules
by William B. Bennett on October 27, 2014
For employment in the US some individuals will receive visas that are valid for less than the period of approval from USCIS immigration. Also, some […]
The Presumption Of Immigrant Intent For Nonimmigrants
by William B. Bennett on October 22, 2014
One reason for the denial of many USA nonimmigrant visas is due to the failure of the applicant to overcome the presumption of immigrant intent. This […]
EB Worldwide Quota Progression
by William B. Bennett on October 16, 2014
Just like fiscal year (FY) 2014, we are seeing rapid movement forward on the Eb3 (Employment based) queue for the worldwide Eb3 quota early in FY […]
H-1B Visa Lottery 2015
by William B. Bennett on October 14, 2014
It is time to start your planning for the next H-1B visa lottery. While the applications will be open for filing on the 1st of April, 2015, early […]
H-1B LOTTERY FOR 2015
by William B. Bennett on October 14, 2014
It is time to start your planning for the next H-1B visa lottery. While the applications will be open for filing on the 1st of April, 2015, early […]

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