Immigrants are not stealing jobs, or mooching off of the government.

Immigrants tend to work in fields with the most unmet demand for workers, and are more likely to have jobs than US-born Americans

https://theconversation.com/immigrants-do-work-that-might-not-otherwise-get-done-bolstering-the-us-economy-222580
#immigration #USpolitics #economics

Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy

Despite widespread fears about immigrants being a burden, even those arriving as asylum applicants are more likely to work than the US-born population.

^{The Conversation}

Biden administration is planning to announce a new regulation as early as Thursday that is designed to allow #immigration officials to deport migrants who are ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process, three sources familiar with the internal plans told CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-us-asylum-migrants-new-regulation/

U.S. to empower asylum officials to reject more migrants earlier in process

The Biden administration is planning to announce a new regulation designed to allow immigration officials to deport migrants ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process.

^{Camilo Montoya-Galvez (CBS News)}

Earlier: From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, #Democrats are flip-flopping on an issue at the heart of the American experiment. Shouldn't we expect better from them? https://www.texasobserver.org/border-immigration-cowardice-democrats-biden-allred/

#border #news #politics #USpol #Biden #immigration #HumanRights #Texas

Borderline Cowardice: Democrats Flip-Flop on the American Dream (Again)

From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, election-season Dems take too lightly an issue at the heart of our national experiment: immigration.

^{Gus Bova (The Texas Observer)}

Is #Morocco Making #Migrants Disappear?

David Noriega investigates the deaths and disappearances of Moroccan migrants as they attempt to cross the #Spanish border at #Melilla and examines how outsourced #European #immigration policies may ultimately be responsible for these tragedies.

#Europe #EU #VICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jYMs6LyWM

Is Morocco Making Migrants Disappear?

David Noriega investigates the deaths and disappearances of Moroccan migrants as they attempt to cross the Spanish border at Melilla and examines how outsour...

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Recent debates over illegal #immigration to the U.S. have put a spotlight on the Darien Gap.

This treacherous route that connects Central and South America has seen an increasing number of migrants attempting to pass on their way to the U.S.

We spoke with an immigration scholar who knows the region well and has interviewed people who have traversed the jungle crossing:
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-darien-gap-and-why-are-more-migrants-risking-this-latin-american-route-to-get-to-the-us-225422

What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?

More than half a million people made the treacherous crossing in 2023 – far higher than in previous years.

^{The Conversation}