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| LATEST ANALYSIS States with Healthcare Shortages Turn to Foreign-Trained Doctors, Showing Bipartisan Immigration Policies Benefit All At a time when immigration policy remains one of the most divisive issues in American politics, an area of bipartisan agreement has emerged: expanding licensure pathways for international medical graduates. FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW A bill to fund the government worked its way through Congress this week. The funding will allocate substantial increases to support the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. Specifically, it provides at least $430 million more to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration detention beds, transportation, and deportation costs, and an additional $136 million to the Department of Justice to support anticipated increases in detention of immigrants. Instead of addressing the massive backlogs crippling our immigration courts, the resolution includes a $2.5 million cut to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ discretionary spending while ignoring our overloaded immigration courts. In this fact sheet, the American Immigration Council discusses the extraordinarily high levels of funding already allocated to immigration enforcement – both at the border and within the interior of the United States. Read more: The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security A CROSS THE NATION Under a new regulation published last week, the Trump administration reanimated a provision of U.S. immigration law that has essentially been dormant for decades: a requirement for all immigrants who did not enter with a visa to register with the federal government after their arrival, and carry proof of their registration with them. In this fact sheet, the Council analyzes the Trump administration’s registration requirement for immigrants. Read more: The Trump Administration’s Registration Requirement for Immigrants QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What makes [police] suspect somebody violated immigration laws, of course, is where racial profiling comes into play… There’s nobody on the ground monitoring whether there’s a valid basis to stop people in the first place or to monitor the kind of police activity that leads to this interrogation.” – Nayna Gupta, Policy Director at the American Immigration Council FURTHER READING USA Today: The caregiving industry relies on immigrants. These workers fear deportation under Trump Axios: Where immigrants pay the most taxes Texas Tribune: FEMA wants the names and addresses of migrants helped by Texas nonprofits and local governments that got federal grant money Miami Herald: Can a green card holder be deported? A look at the complex process amid Trump threats MSNBC: Trump admin deports 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer to Mexico UPI: Refugee resettlement in U.S. creates major positive impact MAKE A CONTRIBUTION |
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