Immigration news

New research shows that one-in-ten black people living in the United States are immigrants. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of US Census Bureau data, the black immigrant population could rise to 9.5 million by 2060, more than double the current 4.6 million living in the US that were born in another country.

 

In 1980, only 3% of the US population were black immigrants, but between 1980 and 2019, the black population in the US as a whole grew by 20 million with the black foreign-born population accounting for 19% of this growth.

According to data obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) laws by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), the Home Office continued to carry out UK immigration raids on care homes during the pandemic. The findings have sparked concerns that ministers were pursuing hostile environment policies over protecting public health.

 

US immigration lawyers and judges have urged the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship to remove responsibility for US immigration courts from the Department of Justice (DoJ). The call comes as a record 1.6 million people find themselves mired in US immigration court backlogs.

 

According to a report published by The Big Issue, Home Office staff ‘celebrated’ the launch of a new UK immigration policy with ‘prosecco and crisps’ during lockdown. The revelations come amid the fallout from Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s, admission that he was present at an ‘event’ at Downing Street during lockdown when COVID restrictions were at their peak.

 

Denial rates for US H1B visas have plummeted to an all-time low after new data emerged showing that 96% of the speciality occupation visas were approved in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The findings, published by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) – a policy research organization based in Arlington – revealed that the H1B visa rejection rate had dropped to an impressive 4%.

 

London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has urged the UK government to create a temporary UK visa scheme for foreign construction workers amid severe labour shortages. In the final quarter of 2021, vacancies across the construction industry reached their highest level in 20 years. Rising job openings seemingly correlate with a mass exodus of construction workers from the EU.