WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump claimed in his speech to Congress last week that he could “save countless dollars, raise workers’ wages and help struggling families” with one trick: switching to a “merit-based” immigration system, like Canada’s or Australia’s. He made a similar case several days later in a tweet. First, he promoted Green Card Warrior,…
President Donald Trump discussed immigration policy with Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs and a critic of Trump’s travel ban, at the White House on Wednesday, according to an administration official. The meeting comes after the president issued a second executive order temporarily barring travel and immigration from six predominantly…
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is worrying some of the nation’s blueberry farmers. Bill Mortellite, the third generation of his family to grow blueberries in Hammonton, New Jersey, the self–described “Blueberry Capital of the World,” typically needs about 125 workers to harvest his 240-acre farm. This year, he thinks he will be lucky to find 10…
President Trump heaped new praise Friday on Canada’s immigration system, which has served as a model for countries around the world because it focuses more on immigrants who can contribute to the economy than those with little more than family ties. Trump sent out a Tweet after apparently watching a segment on Fox & Friends…
Sen. Marco Rubio has said that immigration reform is “difficult but…possible.” The Florida lawmaker made the comments on FOX News Wednesday, the day after President Trump gave an address which mentioned the issue several times. During his interview, Rubio outlined a three-step approach which involves enforcing current laws, modernizing the criteria for determining who stays,…
Last year, with the presidential campaign underway and Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration playing a critical role in the Republican primaries, President Barack Obama addressed the subject. “Immigrants aren’t the principal reason wages haven’t gone up; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that all too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns,” Obama said. “America…
Former immigration enforcement chiefs are questioning the legality of President Trump’s plan to ramp up a program that allows federal agents to quickly deport suspected undocumented immigrants without appearing before a judge. “Expedited removals” have been in force for 20 years but have only been used against people caught within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border…
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded non-U.S. citizens who may have taxable income, such as international students and scholars who may be working or receiving scholarship funds, that they may have special requirements to file a U.S. tax return. The IRS also reminded withholding agents — such as payroll professionals or universities —…
President Donald Trump’s plan to round up and deport millions of undocumented immigrants is likely to trigger waves of lawsuits that may soon dwarf the legal fight over the administration’s temporary ban on travelers from seven Muslim majority countries. The Department of Homeland Security is pushing ahead with what the American Civil Liberties Union calls a…
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave protections in place for immigrants known as “dreamers” who entered the United States illegally as children, according to official guidelines released on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security guidance to immigration agents is part of a broader border…
