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Obtaining Asylum in the United States (USCIS, Sept. 16, 2021) Asylum in the United States (American Immigration Council, June 11, 2020) Refugees and Asylees in the United States (Migration Policy Institute, May 13, 2021) Mexico to Allow U.S. ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy to Resume (New York Times, Dec. 2, 2021)
The US economy defied forecast after forecast predicting an imminent recession over the past two years. ... asylum-seekers and their immediate families contributed an estimated net $37.5 billion ...
Although the term economic migrant may be confused with the term refugee, economic migrants leave their regions primarily due to harsh economic conditions, rather than fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular social group. Economic migrants are generally not eligible for ...
Asylum policy of the United States is governed by the Refugee Act of 1980. Under this law, the United States recognizes refugees as individuals with a "well-founded fear of persecution" in line with the definition established by the United Nations. It also established the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Department of Health and Human ...
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, which federal officials attribute to a rising number of asylum seekers, lack of affordable housing and natural disasters. The U.S ...
The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of ... instead be coming to the US for economic reasons. When people request asylum ...
In addition, they spend billions of dollars per year, which supports the US economy and helps to create new jobs. The Texas State Comptroller reported in 2006 that the 1.4 million unauthorized immigrants in Texas added almost $18 billion to the gross state product, and contributed $1.58 billion in state revenue, while costing the state about $1 ...
The U.N.'s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President ...