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Matthew La Corte

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Advocacy & Research at the Niskanen Center. Hofstra alum / Holsten's alum. Tweets and opinions are my own.

District of Columbia, USA

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Joined June 2009

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

This is an announcement 8 years in the making. The policy process is frustrating and long but truly thrilling when a proposal finally makes it across the finish line. Forever grateful to all those who have worked so hard on this over these past few years. A historic day!

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Secretary Antony Blinken

2 years

The United States is launching the Welcome Corps, the boldest innovation in refugee resettlement in four decades. This initiative enables Americans to directly support refugees and show the best of American hospitality and generosity. #JoinTheWelcomeCorps

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Matthew La Corte

4 months

On immigration, Heritage's Project 2025 calls for: - blocking visas for temporary agricultural workers - suspending visas for China & India - killing DACA - ending the U.S. refugee program - terminating legal status for Ukrainians And much, much more:

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Project 2025: Unveiling the far right’s plan to demolish immigration in a second Trump term -...

While there is little doubt that a second term for Trump would be grim for immigrants, the headlines do not capture the depth of the proposed changes or the lengths the administration would go to...

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Matthew La Corte

7 months

Project 2025 calls for ending the refugee program, killing DACA, terminating legal status for Ukrainians, suspending visa issuance for China & India, blocking visas for temporary agricultural workers, furloughing a huge chunk of USCIS, and so much more:

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Project 2025: Unveiling the far right’s plan to demolish immigration in a second Trump term -...

While there is little doubt that a second term for Trump would be grim for immigrants, the headlines do not capture the depth of the proposed changes or the lengths the administration would go to...

www.niskanencenter.org

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Matthew Yglesias

7 months

I think there is a very good chance that a year from now people will be shocked by the bracingly aggressive Project 2025 policy agenda and wonder why years of nonstop Trump coverage didn’t talk about his stated plans for America.

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

The Parliamentarian left the door open to include green card recapture & cap exemptions in reconciliation: once-in-a-generation provisions. This piece is about playing defense but Dems should be talking about going on offense. To not add green cards is a missed opportunity.

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Greg Sargent

2 years

Awful: Some Dems fear Republicans could badly complicate passage of the climate bill with poison pill amendments doing things like functionally ending asylum. The fear: Moderate Ds might vote for them. @SenatorMenendez rings the alarm in a statement to me.

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

The U.S. refugee program is back, big time --> "According to nearly all available program indicators, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is likely operating from a stronger position today than at any point during the 21st century." @NiskanenCenter

New data confirms that the U.S. rebuilt the refugee resettlement program - Niskanen Center

The Biden administration has taken significant, much-needed strides in restoring the refugee program. We look forward to continuing to monitor the progress in FY24, hoping to reach a new high-water...

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

New: 5 immigration proposals the Biden admin should consider given legislative gridlock: 1) Update Schedule A 2) Recapture unused green cards 3) Expand J-1 for eldercare 4) Broaden Welcome Corps 5) Restart domestic visa validation @NiskanenCenter

5 immigration proposals the Biden administration should consider this year - Niskanen Center

The overall immigration system is due for a significant overhaul, which only Congress can undertake. But in the interim, administrative changes can make incremental, positive differences.

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

Much attention is being paid to vote-a-rama border amendments. More attention should be paid to 2 provisions that the parliamentarian left the door open for that would modernize the legal immigration system and streamline admissions. Dems can play offense, not just be on defense.

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2 years

We call on Senate Democrats to add #greencard recapture/cap exemption amendments to the Inflation Reduction Act negotiations...or risk leaving on the table the largest update to U.S. immigration policy since 1990.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

New proposal from @NiskanenCenter : Create a new grant program to hire college students to work the polls in November. More than 60% of poll workers are older than 60 years old & more at risk from COVID. Recruit & pay students & recent grads. Read more:

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COEDs Against COVID: Hiring College Students for the 2020 Elections - Niskanen Center

A grant program should be set up that incentivizes college-age individuals to participate in election administration– particularly, to work polls across America on election day.

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

There are a lot of wildcards at play and a complicated process from now until final passage. Adding recapture & cap exemptions is unlikely, but a lot can change in the coming days & we're encouraging folks to keep an open mind on provisions to modernize the visa system.

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Pablo Manríquez

2 years

Just asked @SenatorDurbin about adding green card recapture to the new reconciliation package. "This is not the vehicle," said Durbin. "We want to get this through this week and stay til it gets done. Opening up the amendment process make it very difficult."

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

This is a smart, bipartisan, temporary fix to bolster the healthcare workforce during COVID-19. Congress should consider the 'Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act' in the next relief package. Kudos to the senators leading the way: Perdue, Durbin, Coons, & Young.

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The Hill

4 years

Bipartisan Senate bill would make more green cards available to doctors, nurses

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

NEW: Just as DHS was rescinding the policy, 15 House Republicans wrote to the ICE Director opposing last week's harmful international student rule, led by Rep. Davis (R-IL).

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Matthew La Corte

8 years

FBI, CIA, NSA, DOJ, and Treasury Probing Possible Covert Kremlin Aid to Trump.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

DACA recipients in the healthcare sector: 6,000 respiratory therapists, physicians assistants, nurses; 8,000 health aides, nursing assistants, orderlies; 5,500 health technologists, technicians; 7,000 other health care support workers 200 physicians and medical students

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Matthew La Corte

6 years

Here are the top 10 states with approved H-4 EAD applications courtesy of . For more on H-4 EAD check out @NiskanenCenter 's policy brief here—

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Matthew La Corte

7 months

Project 2025 calls for abolishing the refugee program, effectively shutting off the H-2B + H-2A programs, ending legal protections for Ukrainians, annihilating privacy protections for citizens & immigrants, & suspending all visas from "recalcitrant" countries like China & India:

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Catherine Rampell

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Project 2025: Unveiling the far right’s plan to demolish immigration in a second Trump term @NiskanenCenter

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Matthew La Corte

5 years

Kudos to the 9 Senate Republicans writing in support of refugee resettlement in FY 2020. Letter available here: @SenatorLankford @lisamurkowski @SenatorRounds @senrobportman @SenatorCollins @SenJohnThune @RoyBlunt @marcorubio @CoryGardner

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Matthew La Corte

6 years

The Trump Administration is expected to reverse the H-4 employment rule this summer. My new @NiskanenCenter policy brief explores the H-4 and potential reforms to modernize the program: #ImmigrationReform #H4 #H4EAD

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Give Foreign Spouses of Temporary Workers the Right to Work - Niskanen Center

The Trump administration is expected to reverse a 2015 rule that gave employment authorization to some spouses of H-1B visa holders. Such a rollback would disrupt business, reduce productivity in the...

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

Passed the Senate. Now passed the House with a wide margin. This bill heads to the president's desk! Kudos to all who made this possible. We don't see many legislative wins or bipartisan victories on the issue of immigration. Round of applause all around.

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

Rep. Katko makes the case for his bipartisan bill — the Bridging The Gap For New Americans Act — that would direct the Dept of Labor to study the barriers to employment for legal immigrants and refugees. The bill passed the Senate this summer and is now being voted on soon.

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

Adding some context: 140,000+ U.S.-based sponsors have signed up to sponsor displaced Ukrainians & tens of thousands have arrived since April. Early reports indicate the admin is now going to take that successful initiative and expand it to include displaced Venezuelans

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Priscilla Alvarez

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SCOOP: The Biden admin is considering a new program to encourage Venezuelan migrants to go to US ports of entry instead of unlawfully crossing the southern border, sources tell me. Mexico is also expected to take a number of Venezuelans under Title 42.

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Matthew La Corte

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We're backing this because the chaos at the border is undermining overall support for immigration. We see it from liberals in NYC to Dem governors in blue states. By accepting unpopular border chaos, Dems risk long-term support for our immigration traditions. Time for solutions.

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8 months

Niskanen applauds @ChrisMurphyCT , @SenatorLankford , & @SenatorSinema for negotiating a border security deal, and we support the broad contours of the compromise. We look forward to closely reviewing the legislative text but commend the bipartisan effort to advance this package.

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Matthew La Corte

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Rep. Katko makes the case for his bipartisan bill — the Bridging The Gap For New Americans Act — that would direct the Dept of Labor to study the barriers to employment for legal immigrants and refugees. The bill passed the Senate this summer and is now being voted on soon.

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Matthew La Corte

3 months

The US will resettle 100k refugees this FY, the highest # in 3 decades. This fact sheet explains this enormous success story and how the admin rebuilt state capacity to resettle refugees 4 years after an all-time low thanks to Trump cuts & Covid impacts.

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration on World Refugee Day Celebrates a Rebuilt U.S. Refugee...

Plans to welcome more than 100,000 refugees to their new U.S. communities in Fiscal Year 2024, the most in three decades Encourages Americans to consider

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Matthew La Corte

7 months

Project 2025 calls for abolishing the refugee program, effectively shutting off the H-2B + H-2A programs, ending legal protections for Ukrainians, annihilating privacy protections for citizens & immigrants, & suspending all visas from "recalcitrant" countries like China & India.

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Matthew La Corte

7 months

New today from @NiskanenCenter : a deep-dive on the radical immigration proposals from Project 2025. The current understanding of what's being floated for a 2nd Trump term does not capture the depth laid out in detail from Heritage: @CecEsterline

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6 years

NEW: Foreign Doctors Will Heal America—If Congress Lets Them via @NiskanenCenter & @tiger_speak

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Foreign Doctors Will Heal America—If Congress Lets Them - Niskanen Center

Americans identified healthcare as their top concern according to exit polls from last week’s midterm election. These results come as the country faces a growing doctor shortage—which could reach...

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Sen. David Perdue’s Big Idea: Give unused work visas to foreign doctors, nurses to combat shortage during COVID-19

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Matthew La Corte

8 years

Idea: the Canadian gov should seek to fast-track most vulnerable U.S.-approved refugees that are barred from the US for next 120 days.

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Matthew La Corte

5 months

Now nearly 5 months into the expansion of the Welcome Corps, the latest data shows 75,000+ sponsors have formally registered and another 60,000+ have begun the application process

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65,000+ People Sign Up to Sponsor Refugees in the First 3 Months of Welcome Corps Expansion -...

New data released today by the Community Sponsorship Hub shows significant interest by private sponsors in resettling refugees they know through the Welcome Corps.

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6 months

NEW DATA: 3 months into the expansion of Welcome Corps, more than 13,000 sponsor groups — 65,000 Americans — have submitted applications to resettle refugees they know. 11k more applications are in progress. MN, WA, TX, CA, & OH are the top states.

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Matthew La Corte

6 years

Great piece: #SaveH4EAD

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Sam Peak

6 years

My column in @USATODAY . Spouses of highly guest workers are at risk of losing work authorization. If the U.S. wants to attract and retain the worlds "best and brightest" let's start by treating them and their families with human dignity. #SaveH4EAD

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Matthew La Corte

9 months

And another announcement today to close out a highly productive December: the Biden admin is extending the visa interview waiver authority for low-risk applicants which was set to expire on 12/31. Hugely important to increasing efficiencies for students, workers, & travelers.

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Matthew La Corte

10 months

Most attention this month has been paid to border/Ukraine negotiations, but we've seen a rush of major new moves from the admin this week to modernize the legal immigration system: 1) Schedule A RFI released 2) Welcome Corps expansion 3) Domestic visa renewal pilot announced

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

Newly released State Department data shows 6,975 refugees were resettled in May, the highest monthly total since December 2016. The FY23 total is now 31,797 — the highest annual total of the last 5 years (with four more months left in the FY). Source:

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Matthew La Corte

5 years

As of this morning — on the last day of FY 2019 — the U.S. has resettled 29,999 refugees, missing the 30k ceiling by just one. Here are the final state-by-state numbers.

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Matthew La Corte

5 months

Remember Dreamers? Those "kids" now have over 300k US citizen children. ~167k DACA recipients are now homeowners. The average recipient has been in the US for 20 years. Congress needs to cut a grand bargain to protect Dreamers & tighten border controls

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More DACA recipients are homeowners than ever before - Niskanen Center

Today, more DACA recipients are homeowners than ever before. Still, their future in the country remains uncertain, and this uncertainty threatens to undermine their many positive contributions to...

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Ellen M. Gilmer

5 months

Senate Judiciary has another hearing today on the fate of DACA and Dreamers, with no clear legislative path in sight. @kreighbaum has the state of play:

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Matthew La Corte

8 months

The responses to this — "it's illegal, it will lose in the courts, it's unpopular" — miss the point from Bannon & Miller. They want shock & awe right out of the gate. Expect a week 1 EO on birthright in the style of the travel ban. We're publishing a major paper on this in Feb.

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Armand Domalewski

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Donald Trump plans to end birthright citizenship by ordering government officials to cease issuing Social Security cards and passports to the children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States

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Matthew La Corte

2 months

Project 2025 calls for banning visas for Indians, banning Chinese students, banning agricultural visas, & banning refugees. Thanks to @CecEsterline 's new research on their proposals, we identify 15 more immigration categories @Heritage seeks to cut off:

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The fifteen categories of immigration cut off by Project 2025 - Niskanen Center

Project 2025 is the Heritage Foundation’s playbook for the next conservative administration and the newest installment in a series of so-called “Mandates for Leadership” that the Foundation has...

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Matthew La Corte

5 years

NEW: When Foreign Graduates of US Schools Stay in the Country, We All Benefit via @NiskanenCenter

When foreign graduates of US schools stay in the country, we all benefit

The reality is that Americans today start fewer new businesses than they used to.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Five more co-sponsors added to the House version of the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. That brings the co-sponsor total to 25 with 15 Democrats and 10 Republicans. See the full list here:

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Matthew La Corte

2 months

After a decade in DC, I set sail this weekend to Chapel Hill with my girlfriend and the world-famous Muffin. I'm staying at Niskanen and will be back in DC regularly. Triangle folks, let's hang out! #GoHeels #RJDavis

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

New from @NiskanenCenter : Canada is recruiting U.S. H-1B holders and rolling out the red carpet. With continued legal uncertainty surrounding DACA, it's possible a similar attempt could take place through the Express Entry program, says @CecEsterline .

Canada is Recruiting H-1Bs. DACA Recipients Could Be Next. - Niskanen Center

DACA recipients would be competitive applicants for Canadian visa pathways like the points-based Express Entry program designed to attract the world’s best and brightest.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Today marks 5 years at the @NiskanenCenter . It's been a wild ride starting in that tiny WeWork office in Dupont Circle. Very thankful for the colleagues, friends, and partners I met on this journey.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Great! Now just ~120,000 immigrants to go before USCIS gets through its COVID-19 backlog of those approved & waiting simply for the oath. Better solution? Offer waived or remote naturalizations, as these 15 bipartisan lawmakers proposed last week:

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Hamed Aleaziz

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USCIS conducted 50 naturalization ceremonies on Friday --- leading to nearly 2,000 people gaining American citizenship, per internal email. Before the pandemic, 1 ceremony would naturalize up to 5,000 people.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

"The country that beat the Nazis, conquered the atom, and put a man on the moon now struggles to produce enough masks for its doctors and nurses." via @NiskanenCenter

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Matthew La Corte

7 months

What I want people to understand about Project 2025: the worst of the proposals look to totally gut USCIS from the inside out. This idea basically furloughs a big chunk of USCIS staff for months. The point is to manufacture inefficiencies to end processing capacity. It's sabotage

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7 months

…The Mandate would effectively shut down USCIS for 2-9 months by designating it to be reclassified as a national security-sensitive agency, requiring all its employees to be reclassified. Each background investigation would cost $345- $4,435 per staff member.

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Matthew La Corte

8 months

With eyes on the border deal & the Mayorkas impeachment, the Biden admin in Jan launched a domestic visa renewal pilot, finalized new H-1B rules, approved a new USCIS fee system, & is on pace for a 30+ year high in refugee arrivals = a modern, rebuilt legal immigration system.

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Andrew Kreighbaum

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USCIS has released final regulations updating visa fees and overhauling the annual lottery for H-1B specialty occupation visas

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Who supports protecting DACA recipients? 68% of Republicans 71% of conservatives 69% of those who Voted for Trump 64% of those who currently approve of Trump Politico/Morning Consult poll here:

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Matthew La Corte

8 years

Trumps mass deportation plan = expensive, big-government solution to a non-problem. This is policy by fantasy & delusion, not facts/reality.

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

570,000 DACA recipients remain stuck in precarious status amid ongoing litigation + Congress unable to find a solution. Canada has already recruited H-1Bs looking for permanent status. We think Canada will consider recruiting skilled DACA recipients who can bring their families.

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New from @Cecesterline : If Canada started recruiting Dreamers the way it's recruiting H1-B holders, the U.S. would face major economic losses. It's time to act.

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Matthew La Corte

9 months

Another item: 7,000 refugees were resettled in the month of December according to new State Department data. After three months of FY24 data, the U.S. is now on pace to resettle more refugees this year than in any year since 1995. Source:

Refugee Processing Center

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Matthew La Corte

9 months

6 major immigration policy moves/updates from last month as the supplemental got all the attention: 1) Schedule A RFI 2) Welcome Corps 2.0 3) H-1B comment period closed 4) GRATEFUL Act passed in NDAA 5) Visa interview waivers extended 6) Domestic visa renewal pilot finalized

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

NEW: State Department data shows 6,844 refugees were resettled in June, the fourth-straight month of at least 6,000+ refugees. The FY23 total is now at 38,653 and the U.S. is on pace to resettle more refugees this year than any year since FY16. Source:

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

The U.S. resettled more refugees in March 2023 than any month of the Trump administration and issued more non-immigrant visas than in any month in the last decade. Administrative efforts to replenish legal immigration post-Covid are finally paying off.

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NEW DATA: In March, @StateDept issued 1 million+ non-immigrant visas – the highest in 10 yrs. The Biden admin also resettled more than 6,000 refugees that month, the highest in 6 yrs. The admin's attempts to rebuild legal immigration are paying off. 1/

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

There is no path forward for the GOP to bring order to the border in the next 2 years other than passing the Tillis/Sinema proposal that's backed by the Border Patrol union. Impeaching Mayorkas won't do it. Litigation can't do it. Shutting the gov down doesn't work long-term.

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

UPDATE: 8 more senators just joined the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. 5 Republicans: Paul (KY), Lankford (OK), Ernst (IA), Moran (KS), & Rounds (SD). 2 Dems: Carper (DE) & Wyden (OR). 1 Indy: King (ME). The bill now has 14 sponsors from 12 states.

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S.3599 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Summary of S.3599 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

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Senator Todd Young

4 years

Nurses and other trained medical professionals are needed now more than ever - especially in rural parts of our state. I helped introduce a bipartisan bill to address the high demand for these much-needed healthcare professionals:

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It's the biggest immigration policy story right now that nobody's talking about --> the U.S. in partnership w/ Guatemala, Costa Rica, & Colombia + UNHCR & IOM have launched the Safe Mobility initiative. Details here; negotiations w/ new partners continue:

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Matthew La Corte

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6 major immigration policy moves/updates from last month as the supplemental got all the attention: 1) Schedule A RFI 2) Welcome Corps 2.0 3) H-1B comment period closed 4) GRATEFUL Act passed in NDAA 5) Visa interview waivers extended 6) Domestic visa renewal pilot finalized

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

Support Grows For Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act via @sendavidperdue

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Matthew La Corte

5 years

On the implications of a DACA termination on the healthcare sector, at the worst possible time -->

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5 years

An estimated 27,000 DACA recipients are health care professions and are working hard to serve patients right now. They deserve to know that they won’t lose status. #DACA #SaveWorkers #Health

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

Another really important policy innovation is on the way. The State Department has been rolling out pilots and new initiatives slowly but each are a major step forward to modernize the U.S. immigration system.

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Andrew Kreighbaum

1 year

A rule establishing a pilot program for stateside H-1B visa renewals is under review at the White House

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Matthew La Corte

4 years

"They’re like seniors who’ve completed every graduation requirement but are being denied diplomas until the class photo is taken" says @crampell on the tens of thousands of immigrants delayed from becoming citizens during COVID-19. Read more:

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Matthew La Corte

5 years

The Great American Brain Drain is Coming

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Matthew La Corte

2 years

The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is on the verge of a major breakthrough, as investments in staffing, interviews, & circuit rides are finally paying off in higher arrival. The backend infrastructure is now back to pre-Covid levels: @NiskanenCenter

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We should see a mid-year boost in refugee resettlement this year - Niskanen Center

The U.S. — historically a leader in global third-country resettlement — has faced five years of severe setbacks with record-low refugee arrivals. Though FY 2023 monthly arrivals are at a pace to...

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NEW: State Department data shows 6,122 refugees were resettled in March. This is the largest monthly total since January 2017. After years of rebuilding the pipeline & process, the U.S. resettlement program is officially back. Dig into the data here:

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Matthew La Corte

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NEW: Rep. Katko (R-NY) leads 14 bipartisan House members in writing to USCIS to urge remote naturalization ceremonies during the COVID-19 crisis. More here:

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NEW: 189 members of Congress—Republicans & Democrats in both the House & Senate—sign letter to DHS urging an immediate increase the statutory cap of H-2B visas for FY20. More here:

Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Reps. Andy Harris...

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Matthew La Corte

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Important — the U.S. refugee resettlement program is currently operating close to its 21st century high. The refugee pipeline has been rebuilt and hiring is up. FY24 will likely be the highest resettlement year since the Clinton administration.

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Gil Guerra

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The latest release of #refugee admissions data shows improvement under the Biden administration. For the fifth consecutive month, admissions under this administration have been higher than the 21st century monthly average even when the atypically low Trump years are factored out.

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Matthew La Corte

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The Welcome Corps, one of the boldest new innovations in the U.S. refugee program in decades, turns one this month. Groups of 5 Americans can now sponsor a refugee they know or be matched with a refugee already in the resettlement pipeline. Details here:

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A service opportunity for Americans inspired to welcome refugees seeking freedom and safety and make a difference in their communities.

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This month marks the 1-year anniversary of the launch of Welcome Corps where groups of 5 Americans can join together to sponsor a refugee. To be matched with a refugee or to sponsor a refugee you already know, please see here and share widely!

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Niskanen proudly endorses the framework negotiated by Senators Tillis and Sinema — a true bipartisan compromise to bolster border security and protect Dreamers. This isn't another stale attempt at reform but a fresh proposal with reasonable ideas to improve the system.

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Tillis and Sinema have reached a deal that would offer Dreamers citizenship and protect our border. This is an exciting opportunity for bipartisan action to modernize our broken immigration system. #DACA #immigrationreform

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Matthew La Corte

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A Long-Term Pathway to Decarbonization Requires Carbon Pricing via @NiskanenCenter & @nsobhani_smrc

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Matthew La Corte

6 years

I come back to this paper all the time. Kudos, @m_clem , @Cindy_Y_Huang , & company.

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Matthew La Corte

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From what has leaked, the Tillis/Sinema framework relies partly on newly negotiated versions of base bills like: Bipartisan Borders Solutions Act (Cornyn & Sinema), the SUCCEED Act (Tillis & Lankford), & the Preserving Employment Visas Act (Tillis). Very curious to see the text.

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Matthew La Corte

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The Trump admin just announced a record low ceiling of refugee admissions for FY 2019. The move is not surprising but is alarming and dangerous nonetheless. Today's announcement is more evidence of the administration's hostility towards refugees.

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Matthew La Corte

8 years

The Trump team will roll out lots of "alternative facts" about refugees today. Here's a thread with real facts/links: #RefugeesWelcome

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Matthew La Corte

8 years

Refugees from the 7 countries Trump included in his refugee ban constituted 43% of all refugees in FY 2016, according to State Dept. docs.

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Matthew La Corte

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Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) says, "The administration’s decision to separate families is a new, discretionary choice. Anyone saying that their hands are tied or that the only conceivable way to fix the problem of catch-and-release is to rip families apart is flat wrong" via @BenSasse

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Matthew La Corte

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With Senators Wicker (R-MS), Baldwin (D-WI), & Casey (D-PA) joining this week, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act is now up to 28 bipartisan co-sponsors.

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Cosponsors - S.3599 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Cosponsors of S.3599 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

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Matthew La Corte

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Man, @oneshiningpod is seriously the funniest podcast I listen to. The college basketball commentary is solid but the jokes and shit-talking is next-level hilarious. Shout-out @clubtrillion @tatefrazier

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Writing in favor of @amyklobuchar 's new Visa Processing Improvement Act, @CecEsterline argues the bill "creates long-lasting solutions to the egregious wait times that visitors & immigrants often face at American consulates abroad." via @NiskanenCenter

The Visa Processing Improvement Act has the solutions we’ve been waiting for - Niskanen Center

The Visa Processing Improvement Act would prevent economic loss by ensuring that consulates have the resources needed to process and vet applicants promptly and efficiently.

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Matthew La Corte

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The AP reported on Friday that 7,500 Venezuelan parole applications were being processed & 100 were already approved. This tells us there is more demand for the Venezuelan program in the first few days compared to the Ukraine program & process is faster

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Venezuelan migrants expelled from U.S. under new policy decide next steps in Mexico

U.S. authorities expelled about 1,700 Venezuelans to Mexico in the past week under a deal between the two nations to deny Venezuelans the right to U.S. asylum and try to keep them from coming to the...

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Matthew La Corte

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So far, thousands of Americans have applied to sponsor a refugee under the new Welcome Corps program. Hundreds of new applications are started each week. Here's @NiskanenCenter 's Claire Holba presenting on Welcome Corps last week in Indiana. For more info:

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More new data released by USCIS --> they interviewed 41,000 refugees in the 1st half of FY23. Compare that to FY22, when they interviewed 44,000 refugees — for the full year. USCIS is currently doubling their interview pace this year, now at a level not seen since 2016.

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Matthew La Corte

1 year

Many point out this pace remains under the historic annual average since the 1980 Refugee Act was signed. But FY23 is on pace to resettle about 60k refugees, which is higher than any of the Trump years and roughly equal to the 21st century average of the Bush & Obama years.

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Matthew La Corte

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With DACA being phased out, permanent protections for Dreamers can only come from the GOP Congress. News today on that front—

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Matthew La Corte

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The immigration team at the @NiskanenCenter is hiring. Come work w/ me & lead our Congressional outreach efforts. You'll spend lots of time up on the Hill meeting w/ staffers. Salary = $85-120k. Please share w/ folks in your network. Link is here:

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Matthew La Corte

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Here is the first report of the new USCIS drive-by naturalization ceremony. I'm delighted for Daniella, but can't help think about the tens of thousands of immigrants approved & ready to become citizens that must continue to wait as USCIS refuses to offer remote or waived oaths.

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Jesse Canales

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Watch as Daniella,21, finally becomes an American after living in the U.S. for 10 years. Her naturalization ceremony was a little different... @MyNews13 #News13Orange @USCIS

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Matthew La Corte

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Two weeks ago Niskanen marked its 5th anniversary. Thanks to all who came out to celebrate and all our partners & friends over the last half decade!

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I'd encourage reporters & analysts to delve deeper into the mechanisms that Project 2025 proposes to reduce legal immigration, such as the idea here to dramatically curtail agricultural visas by simply failing to update the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to apply.

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Project 2025 would pretty much close all *legal* avenues for temporary workers to come to the U.S.

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There is bipartisan support across the country to #ProtectDreamers . This week the @NiskanenCenter joined dozens of companies & organizations in calling on Congress to act. More:

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New from @NiskanenCenter : "Many U.S. Cities Are Eager To Welcome Migrants. We Need To Make It Easier For Them To Do So"

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Important: Nearly 50 Members Sign Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter: "We write to express our concern that regulations for the H-1B and J-1 visa programs are standing in the way of our nation’s having the strongest possible medical response to COVID-19."

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Matthew La Corte

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My Latest: The Trump Administration is Sabotaging the Refugee Program via @NiskanenCenter #RefugeesWelcome

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Matthew La Corte

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"The Niskanen Center supports the broad contours of the proposed deal and commends the ongoing effort to find a compromise. The U.S. must better regulate the flow of migration at our southern border and improve the safety and security of migrants and Americans."

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Niskanen applauds @ChrisMurphyCT , @SenatorLankford , & @SenatorSinema for negotiating a border security deal, and we support the broad contours of the compromise. We look forward to closely reviewing the legislative text but commend the bipartisan effort to advance this package.

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It's noteworthy that the Border Patrol union announced their working closely with Tillis & Sinema and have likely reviewed more text than anybody at NRO (& other outlets) and they think the framework "prevents abuse of the asylum system."

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National Review

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History says that deals like Tillis-Sinema — trading some form of amnesty for the promise of more enforcement and border security — don’t work as advertised.

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I'm trying something new starting today on the @NiskanenCenter blog: a weekly post quickly summarizing some items in the migration policy space that caught my attention from the previous week(s). The first edition is hot off the presses -->

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NEW: 16 House Republicans write letter to Sec. Pompeo calling for the U.S. to uphold our nation's longstanding commitment to assist refugees.

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6 years

Mini-thread on the emotional toll and economic impacts of blocking work authorization for H-4 visa holders:

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Having seen first hand the squandering of human capital that H4 visa work restrictions imply, it is heart-breaking to read that the administration is thinking of rescinding their work authorizations. This short-sighted, mean-spirited thinking has absolutely no rationale.

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Skilled immigrants help fuel American innovation. Join @NiskanenCenter and our friends from @InnovateEconomy , @JoinFAI , @IFP , @FAScientists , @startupsUSAorg & @KauffmanFDN on 6/22 in DC as we spotlight immigrant founders across the U.S. RSVP:

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Immigration Policy is Innovation Policy - Splash

Hosted by the Economic Innovation Group, the Institute for Progress, and the Center for American Entrepreneurship, we invite you to join us for the launch of EIG's Immigrant Entrepreneurship projec...

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Matthew La Corte

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From Niskanen's new policy vision paper released today— via @NiskanenCenter

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Matthew La Corte

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Get involved with Welcome Corps today and join the thousands of Americans sponsoring refugees:

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Sponsor refugees through the Welcome Corps - Niskanen Center

The Welcome Corps empowers Americans to privately sponsor refugees seeking freedom and safety. What is the Welcome Corps? The Welcome Corps empowers Americans to privately sponsor refugees seeking...

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Niskanen's Claire Holba speaks about @WelcomeCorps at the Afghan American Community Center. Now that private Americans can sponsor refugees, we're busy spreading awareness to make sure they can take advantage of this option!

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NEW: @NiskanenCenter statement on the Trump administration considering resettling ZERO refugees in FY 2020 via @kdpindc

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Matthew La Corte

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Most attention this month has been paid to border/Ukraine negotiations, but we've seen a rush of major new moves from the admin this week to modernize the legal immigration system: 1) Schedule A RFI released 2) Welcome Corps expansion 3) Domestic visa renewal pilot announced

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Re-upping this animation of refugee admissions since 1994 as news breaks tonight that the administration is considering shutting down the program entirely:

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#Refugees have come to the U.S. from all over the world over the years. Check out this animation to see what’s changed since 1994. #WorldRefugeeDay #StandWithRefugees #WRD2019 (Thanks to @Robert_t_Orr / @alex_voisine for pulling and visualizing this data.)

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It's been more than 3 decades since the Dept. of Labor updated its "Schedule A" list, a little-known designation for occupations w/ not enough qualified U.S. workers. Jobs on the list are eligible for expedited visa processing. More here: @NiskanenCenter

Updating Schedule A could bring in more skilled immigrants and improve Americans’ quality of life

There are over 11 million vacant jobs in the U.S. today, and fears of an impending recession continue to rock precarious markets. To avoid this worst-case scenario, the Biden administration must ac…

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