Canadians hint at scaling back immigration due to pandemic fallout
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting unemployment could lead to immigration to Canada being cut for the first time in a decade.
News
GOP lawmakers press Trump to suspend visas over coronavirus job losses
A number of House Republicans have joined some of their Senate colleagues in writing their own letter to Trump urging that "unaddressed guest worker programs" represent a "greater threat" than did green cards to American jobs.
The Heroes Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeMaking emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
U.S. unemployment rate soars to 14.7 percent, the worst since the Depression era
The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 14.7 percent in April, the highest level since the Great Depression, as most businesses shut down or severely curtailed operations to try and limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Border Apprehensions Drop to 3-year Low
Border Patrol officers apprehended only 16,789 illegal border crossers in April. It's the lowest number of apprehensions since April 2017 just a few months after Pres. Trump took office. The rapid decline in apprehensions is attributed to both the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic situation.
Haitian Deportation Relief Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo defer removal of nationals of Haiti during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas.
Sens. Cotton, Cruz, Hawley & Grassley Press Trump to Suspend Most Visas
President Trump is getting new pressure from a quartet of conservative senators to pause the issuance of a set of visas because of coronavirus-related job losses.
Who Cares About Insects? We All Should If We Care About Nature
Immigration is driving U.S. population growth, and will continue to account for almost all population growth over the next forty years. We need to think about the effects of growth when we formulate immigration policy. One of the effects is continuing sprawl, and the loss of habitat for wildlife.
Consular and Administrative Support Act of 2020
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to require the establishment of a repatriation task force during major infectious disease outbreaks, to authorize additional paid leave for employees of certain independent agencies involved in the conduct of foreign affairs, and to extend the application period and use of certain special immigrant visas.
