US Immigration News

New research, published on July 22 2015 by the University of New Hampshire Casey School of Public Policy, shows that the number of Mexicans entering the United States, legally or otherwise, has decreased sharply in recent years.

Researchers at the Univeristy of Texas and the University of New Hampshire say that the number of Mexican immigrants entering the US hit a peak in 2003. Since then, numbers have declined by more than half.

The issue of supposed sanctuary cities – which refers to cities that do not fully comply with federal US immigration laws – has become a focus of discussion in the US Congress after Donald Trump raised the subject while campaigning for the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential race.

On Tuesday, July 21, Republican Chuck Grassley - Senator of Iowa and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee – revealed new legislation that would target areas of the US "harbouring" undocumented immigrants.

In her first interview of the 2016 presidential race, screened on CNN on Tuesday, 7 July, Hillary Clinton who is hoping to be the Democratic presidential candidate criticized the Republican Party for its 'spectrum of hostility' towards immigrants.

Clinton was particularly critical of Jeb Bush, son of former president George Bush, and real estate Tycoon Donald Trump.

A panel of 3 judges at an appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments on July 10th regarding an executive order by US president Barrack Obama which could potentially halt the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants.

Hundreds of pro-immigration protestors gathered outside the courthouse, with the New Orleans police department saying that 14 people were arrested for what organiser called acts of 'civil disobedience'. Those arrested were quickly released.

To increase the chances of success in the H-1B visa lottery immigration lawyers are lodging multiple applications for the same person, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) H-1B visa quota is 85,000 per year.

Indian IT company, Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing has said that they will rely less on the H-1B visa for its US facilities. Infosys CEO, Vishal Sikka, who took over the reins of the organization in August, 2014, announced to shareholders a more visa-independent strategy at the company's 34th Annual General Meeting.