William H. Frey, Nov. 29, 2023 "Immigration has become one of the nation’s most contentious political issues. Yet there has been less public attention paid to broader immigration policy than...
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USA v. Abbott "In July 2023, Texas, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, installed a floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The United States filed a civil enforcement action...
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, Dec. 1, 2023 "Texas lawmakers' effort to block the Biden administration from removing razor wire fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked by a federal judge...
Kristin Schwab, Marketplace, Dec. 21, 2021
"For the first time, the federal government is expanding the cap on H-2B visas available for the winter season — by 60%. For employers looking to hire seasonal workers on or before March 31, some 20,000 extra visas are up for grabs. Is this the quick labor market fix some industries need? ... Steve Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at Cornell, said that if employers get past these hurdles, the visas could help the labor shortage … a little bit. “‘A little bit’ is the operative word, you know. An additional 20,000 visas is not a lot, in the greater scheme of things,” he said."