Tag: Immigration
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US to deny green cards, citizenship to migrants who depend on public services
However, the plan has been slammed by immigrant and advocacy groups saying that it would undermine democracy and penalize parents for seeking help to feed their children.
August 13, 2019 -
Donald Trump made 8,158 false or misleading claims in 2 years: Report
The biggest source of misleading claims is immigration, with a tally that has grown with the addition of 300 immigration claims in the past three weeks, for a total of 1,433, the Fact Checker said.
January 22, 2019 -
May’s deal is what UK voted for
Forgive me, I may have missed something. There has of course been a lot to take in over the last few days. But, despite what the latest former Brexit secretary believes, it seems to me that the Brexit withdrawal agreement delivers almost exactly what the UK voted for in June 2016. The reasons 17.4m people …
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November 20, 2018 -
What US elections mean to India
The mid-term election results in the United States this week show the end of one-party rule as the Democrats have recaptured the House of Representatives. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 36 of the 50 Governors were up for election. Both sides claimed victory. …
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November 11, 2018 -
Donald Trump’s administration issues new rule limiting asylum seekers
The regulation will also amend the screening process for aliens subject to a bar on asylum eligibility, a senior administration official said.
November 9, 2018 -
US move to abolish H-4 visa work permits to affect over 70,000 Indians
H-4 visa is issued to the spouse of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India.
October 18, 2018 -
Chaotically stable
Sweden has trodden ground that was prepared in Germany and Italy with the marked ascendancy of the far-right in Sunday’s election. The striking feature of the outcome must be that while there are many losers, there are no spectacular winners. A coalition is almost inevitable as in Germany, but the process will take a while …
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September 15, 2018 -
Trump calls for immigration reform, terms current laws ‘dumbest’
In a tweet, Trump said he is "willing to shut down" government if Democrats refuse to vote for changes in immigration system, including funding for the wall
July 30, 2018 -
TIME Magazine’s ‘Welcome to America’ cover snubs Trump’s muscular policy
The image, which has a red background, is a juxtaposition of two figures standing next to each other — one helpless, crying and the other who considers himself the leader of the free world.
June 22, 2018 -
Everything that glitters is not gold
For the immigration process, one needs to hire an expert consultant. But choosing the right service is not an easy task as many firms provide fabricated information.
April 13, 2018 -
New bipartisan immigration plan to be introduced in US Senate
US Senators John McCain and Christopher Coons will introduce a new immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government’s current funding runs out later this week. The bipartisan piece of legislation provides recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, commonly known as “Dreamers,” an …
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February 5, 2018 -
Trump for legislation that promotes merit-based immigration
US President Donald Trump today urged the Congress to pass a legislation that promotes merit- based immigration, a move that would benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals. He proposed a pathway to citizenship for almost 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought in the US by their parents at a young age. “It is …
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January 31, 2018 -
US to roll out immigration framework next week
The Trump administration would next week roll out its immigration framework representing a “compromise” that members of both parties can support, the White House said on Wednesday. Press Secretary, White House, Sarah Sanders said after decades of “inaction” by Congress the time has come to work together to solve the issue once and for all. She …
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January 25, 2018 -
Trump frustrated with media coverage of Kelly’s interview: WH
US President Donald Trump is “frustrated” with the media coverage of an interview given by his Chief of Staff John Kelly on issues like the controversial Mexican border wall, the White House has said. Trump yesterday vented out frustration at Kelly that he told lawmakers and a news channel that his campaign promise to build …
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January 19, 2018 -
Trump lays out immigration deal demands
US President Donald Trump has said that there will be no deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation without funding to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, the media reported. “The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no DACA without the desperately needed wall …
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December 30, 2017 -
Trump wants merit-based immigration programme
US President Donald Trump on Friday sought to replace chain migration and visa lottery with a merit-based immigration programme, which if approved by Congress might be to the benefit of technology professionals from countries like India. “We’re calling for Congress to end chain migration, and to end the visa lottery system, and replace it with …
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December 16, 2017 -
NY attack: Trump says urgent need to fix ‘lax’ immigration
US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to enact immigration reforms to protect the American people, a day after a blast triggered by an ISIS- inspired Bangladeshi-origin man near a metro station in New York City left four persons injured. Akayed Ullah, the 27-year-old suspected bomber, had wires and a pipe bomb strapped to his …
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December 12, 2017