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amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas.
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The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule that expanded the list of received benefits and other factors to be considered in determining whether an applicant for admission or adjustment of status is likely to become a public charge
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Allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who came to the U.S.-Mexico border on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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The Department completed 1.2 million repatriations in 2021, more than two-and-a-half times as many as in 2020 and the highest number since 2006
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Create an earned roadmap to citizenship for undocumented individuals. The bill allows undocumented individuals to apply for temporary legal status, with the ability to apply for green cards after five years if they pass criminal and national
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More than 900,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens in 2022, the highest number in a decade.
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Over 1.2% of the global population was forced to leave their homes. Among these people are over 32.5 million refugees. 76% of those refugees come from just six countries
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The ruling Democratic Party introduced a Citizenship Act on Wednesday, which, among other things, seeks to eliminate the country quota for green cards and make changes in the H-1B visa system