Immigration News Weekly

July 24 - 30

Trump and Congress Overlook Job-Creating Immigrant Startup Visas
Forbes | Stuart Anderson | July 30
“The Trump administration has not promoted a job-creating visa for immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, despite touting the immigration systems in those countries. In 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a startup visa included as part of a bill that did not become law, but since then has not advanced similar legislation. New research finds U.S. policymakers can learn from other nations that allow foreign nationals to gain permanent residence by starting a business that creates jobs. The visa can become part of an economic comeback from the coronavirus pandemic.”

Trump’s Immigration Legacy to be Presented in Re-Election Bid
Forbes | Andy J. Semotiuk | July 30
“Five years ago, President Trump declared that if he was elected president he would build a wall along the U.S. Mexico border and make Mexico pay for it. That idea was first developed in the summer of 2014 as a memorable talking point for Trump to tie his real estate developer experience to his anti-immigration policy theme. That theme was part of his isolationist, America First orientation.”

Once an Immigrant Has a Green Card, Here’s What They Have to Do to Become a U.S. Citizen
Miami Herald | Daniel Shoer Roth | July 29
“Becoming a United States citizen provides rights and privileges such as voting, traveling with a U.S. passport, bringing family members permanently to the United States, sponsoring citizenship for children born abroad and obtaining government benefits. Since applications for citizenship are currently taking up to two years, it is important that eligible immigrants submit their petitions as soon as they meet the requirements, immigration advocates say. The process often requires help from an immigration attorney, but some legal permanent residents try to obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization on their own.”