AILA President Farshad Owji responded to the Biden Administration’s recent actions to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status ( #TPS ) for Ethiopia and to introduce additional measures for certain Palestinian nationals: aila.org/library/aila-p…

'The discussions around executive action are part of a Biden shift to toughen his approach to border security in the run-up to the election. Such moves could further undercut Biden's 2020 campaign promises, to restore access to U.S. asylum.'
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Immigrants are playing a vital role in all states.

The undertold story of the key role that post-pandemic surge in #immigration has played in American economic growth: How immigrants are helping boost the U.S. job market without affecting inflation nbcnews.com/business/econo… via @nbcnews

“Without immigrants — both new asylum-seekers as well as our long-term immigrant contributors — we would not be able to do the work that we do... the American economy is driven by and will only be saved by accepting immigrant labor.”
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NEW on #ThinkImmigration : AILA member Evangeline M. Chan shares the importance of a court ruling upholding the Flores Settlement in response to newly arrived migrant children being held in “Open Air Detention Sites.” READ here: bit.ly/3vNuePI

'The Texas law that serves as the model for Iowa's legislation is blocked by the courts while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is decided.'
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Attend the #AILAGMSForum June 11-12 in Chicago and connect with experts from around the world to discuss global mobility from an #immigration perspective.

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“We cannot ignore the fact that immigrant contributions drove job growth last month and are a gift for our economy... Foreign-born individuals … filled open jobs across key sectors including construction, hospitality and leisure.'
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'As partisan politics harden divisions on issues like border security and legal pathways to citizenship, it has become even more difficult to reform programs where there appears to be some common ground.'
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'Congress says it wants undefined 'solutions' for the border. The irony is there are plenty of practical, win-win #immigration fixes out there.'
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.AILA members: Do you have ideas for how USCIS can enhance its customer service to better serve you and your clients? 📢TAKE ACTION today and tell the agency where and how it can improve: aila.quorum.us/campaign/57527/

'The increases probably will cause companies to pull back on some #immigration benefits they support... That includes paying employees’ spouses’ application fees, certain travel benefits or premium processing for speedier responses.'
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'Having more board members... it's kind of like scratching the surface when it really requires a more comprehensive look into how they organize the structure of the BIA.' - ManoLasya Perepa, AILA Policy and Practice Counsel
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'A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered U.S. border officials to quickly process and relocate migrant children from makeshift open-air sites in Southern California where advocates have documented squalid conditions.'
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