Category: Immigration
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2023: The Deadliest Year on Record for Immigrants
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record (since 2014), according to data collected by the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The death toll in 2023 represents a tragic 20% increase compared to 2022. The total from last year surpasses the number of dead and missing…
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Super Tuesday: Various States Choose Their Candidate for the American Presidency Today
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Super Tuesday is an important day in the primary elections in the United States, when voters from various states go to the polls to choose their party’s candidate for the general elections in November.
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How St. Patrick’s Day Gained New Life in America
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Every March 17, the U.S. transforms into an emerald country for a day. Americans wear green clothes and drink green beer. Green milkshakes, bagels, and grits appear on menus. In a trick worthy of a leprechaun, Chicago even dyes its river green. Revellers from coast to coast celebrate all things Irish by raising pints of…
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NYC to Provide $13 Prepaid Card Per Day to Newly Arrived Immigrants
New York City announced a partnership to provide prepaid cards to newly arrived immigrant families for food and groceries.
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Green Card Approval Rate Hits Record Lows
Since the 1920s, the United States has heavily restricted legal immigration. This limitation has led to high levels of illegal immigration and a historic backlog of green card applications that can take years to process. According to a study by the Cato Institute, only about 3% of people who submitted green card applications will receive…
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Trump’s Plans to Deport Millions from the U.S. if He Wins the Presidency in 2024
Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on immigration includes the use of a range of tools to deport millions of people from the United States – from obscure laws to military funds and law enforcement agents at all levels of government. But if we revisit history, we will see that such an effort would dramatically…
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With Southern Border Overloaded, Immigrants Face Cold and Dangerous Crossing from Canada to the U.S.
As immigrants continue to overload the southern border of the country in record numbers, a growing wave of people is attempting an alternative route to enter the United States irregularly: through the border with Canada, which is usually less patrolled and more extensive. Instead of facing a grueling journey through the Darién Gap in Panama…
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Dario Vasconcellos Campos Passes Away, Former Vice-Consul of Brazil in NY and Active Member of the Local Community
Dr. Dario Vasconcellos Campos passed away on February 6, 2024, at the age of 93. He was the former vice-consul of Brazil in New York and an active supporter of the local Brazilian community. After serving as Vice-Consul of Brazil in New York, Dr. Campos was appointed Senior Economic Counselor by the Consulate General of…
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The Main Reason for the Mass Arrival of Immigrants? They Believe They Can Stay Forever
We are living in an era of mass immigration. Not only are the United States facing the challenge of how to control the passage of thousands and thousands of people, especially across its southern border, but European countries are also dealing with the same issue, with the difference being that there are dozens of borders…
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Immigration and Naturalization Process Fees Will Increase Starting April 1st
On Tuesday (31), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the final rule to adjust certain application fees for immigration and naturalization benefits for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a larger share of its operational costs and support a more efficient processing of new applications. The…