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“Merit-Based” Immigration: Trump Proposal Would Dramatically Revamp Immigrant Selection Criteria, But with Modest Effects on Numbers
President Donald Trump's merit-based immigration plan would shift admissions from primarily family-based to mostly employment-based without meaningfully reducing total immigration.
Immigration-Related Policy Changes in the First Two Years of the Trump Administration
During the first half of its first term, the Trump administration pursued a broad immigration agenda primarily through executive action.
Migration in the Netherlands: Rhetoric and Perceived Reality Challenge Dutch Tolerance
The Netherlands depends on immigration for population growth, yet populism is reshaping its immigration debate.
How the U.S. Legal Immigration System Works
This explainer answers common questions about the visa categories immigrants use to move temporarily or permanently to the United States, how many people are in the green-card backlog, and more.
Threat of Hard Brexit Looms as Exit Date Nears
With 3.8 million EU nationals in the United Kingdom and 1.3 million British immigrants in Europe, an unresolved Brexit deal left mobile populations in prolonged legal uncertainty.
Gauging the Impact of DHS’ Proposed Public-Charge Rule on U.S. Immigration
The proposed 2018 public-charge rule would put 69 percent of recent green-card recipients at risk of denial and shift legal immigration away from Latin America and toward Europe, MPI estimates.
15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, 2018's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offered an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts.
Through the Back Door: Remaking the Immigration System via the Expected “Public-Charge” Rule
Nearly half of all green-card applicants could be deemed a public charge under a Trump administration rule expected to be unveiled soon, potentially significantly reshaping family-based legal immigration.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public-Charge Rule and Its Impact on Immigrant Families
MPI experts discuss an expected Trump administration public-charge rule that could have wide-reaching effects on the ability of immigrants legally present in the country to get a green card as well as who could qualify to enter the United States. The webinar focuses on an MPI report assessing how the proposed rule could affect future benefits usage by immigrants and their U.S.-citizen children.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant Families’ Public Benefits Use
The proposed 2018 public-charge rule would affect 47 percent of noncitizens, according to MPI analysis, producing chilling effects on benefits use and reshaping legal immigration.
