US Immigration Policy

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The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. (AFP Photo)

Indian talent moving to Canada due to outdated US immigration policies: Experts

This is mainly because of the per-country quota on issuing the employment-based Green Card or permanent residency

15 Jul 2021 11:36 AM

The original policy change of revoking the visas of foreign students whose classes will move online in the autumn was taken to court by top universities including Harvard and MIT, teachers unions and at least 18 states.(AFP)

US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes

There were more than 1 million international students in US for 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education

25 Jul 2020 8:56 AM

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of America’s Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House. (AFP)

Melania Trump’s statue set on fire in her hometown in Slovenia

In January, a large wooden statue resembling Donald Trump was also burnt in another Slovenian city

09 Jul 2020 2:39 PM

Trump said his administration wants people to come into the country legally and on merit. (Representational Image)

Foreign students from top US colleges should stay on, help us: Trump

Donald Trump said the US is 'losing out on great minds' as the US has a 'ridiculous' immigration policy.

05 Jan 2019 12:48 PM

Earlier this year, the government separated more than 2,500 children from their parents after families crossed the US border with Mexico illegally intending to stay in the country. (Photo: AP)

3 weeks past court deadline, US govt continues to hold 565 migrant children

This includes 24 children 5-year-old or younger being cared for by Dept of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement.

18 Aug 2018 6:56 PM

Faced with a barrage of criticism, Trump signed an executive order to halt the family separations, but made no specific provisions for those already split apart. (Photo: AP)

US using DNA tests to speedily reunite children with migrant parents

Critics however warn that such data can be used for further monitoring and that young children cannot give consent for such tests.

06 Jul 2018 9:40 AM

Woman climbs base of Statue of Liberty to protest immigration policy, booked

The climb led to a 4 hour standoff with police and forced thousands to leave the iconic American symbol on the nation’s birthday.

05 Jul 2018 12:22 PM

Protesters flooded more than 700 marches, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming. (Photo: AFP)

Protesters flood US cities against Trump’s immigration policy

In major cities and tiny towns, marchers gathered across America, moved by accounts of children separated from parents at US-Mexico border.

01 Jul 2018 10:34 AM

So far more than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents after being arrested by the US law enforcement agencies after they illegally crossed the border. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Indian woman in US separated from differently-abled 5-yr-old son: report

This is the first known case of an Indian national who has been separated from her child in recent months under the 'zero-tolerance' policy.

30 Jun 2018 10:24 AM

'We want security for our country,' Trump said. 'And we will have that — at the same time, we have compassion, we want to keep families together.' (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump orders halt to separating migrant children from their families

Trump said that even with the change, border enforcement will be 'equally tough, if not tougher'.

21 Jun 2018 8:36 AM

Akemi Vargas, 8, cries as she talks about being separated from her father during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor US District Court building, in Phoenix. (Photo: AP)

Recording of crying children at US border fuels fury over immigrant separations

The audio includes the voices of children sobbing uncontrollably and asking for their parents.

19 Jun 2018 4:30 PM

The official said some of the existing programmes for immigrants ignored such requirements which are important for individuals to succeed in the US. (Photo: File)

US immigration policy: Admit English-speaking people with 'skills, talent'

If such a policy is developed and implemented, it could benefit countries like India, the majority of which meet the criterion.

17 Jan 2018 4:39 PM

'I want a merit based system of immigration and people who will help take our country to the next level,' Trump said in another tweet.

Trump's 'sh**hole' comment draws flak, UN calls him 'racist'

Trump tweeted a denial, saying he used tough language at the immigration reform meeting, but not 'sh**hole.'

13 Jan 2018 12:01 PM

Rupert Colville said, 'You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as ‘shitholes’, whose entire populations, who are not white, are therefore not welcome.' (Photo: AFP | File)

UN human rights office decries Trump’s ‘sh**hole’ remark as ‘racist’

Trump questioned why the US would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as 'shithole countries'.

12 Jan 2018 5:39 PM

Trump said he wanted people from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met and held a press conference with on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Why do we have immigrants from sh**hole countries coming here: Trump

Trump asked senators why the US has to shoulder the burden of refugees coming to the country after Third World natural disasters.

12 Jan 2018 9:35 AM

Foreign medical graduates make up nearly a quarter of the physician workforce in the U.S (Photo: AFP)

Progress of medical research may be affected by US immigration restrictions

The impact might not occur immediately but the long-run impact on medical innovation would be substantial.

26 Sep 2017 8:28 PM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. (Photo: AP)

France, Germany 'concerned' about Trump decisions: French FM

Trump’s move to restrict refugee arrivals raised concerns among France and Germany.

28 Jan 2017 5:21 PM

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