Legalization and a fair work visa program would raise wages for many U.S.-born workers as well. This wage increase would in itself provide an important stimulus to an economy facing its worst crisis since the 1930s.
By David L. Wilson, Truthout
August 19, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the
government agency that processes visas, green cards and citizenship
applications, claims it’s going broke. USCIS officials are threatening to
furlough some 13,400
employees as early as August 30, after itially planning the measure
for August 3. The furloughs would add to what was already a huge backlog in
application processing, creating a disaster for tens of thousands of immigrant
applicants. As many as 126,000 people already approved for citizenship may not
be naturalized in time to register
for the November elections.
Trump administration officials blame the agency’s financial problems on the COVID-19 pandemic...
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