But bureaucratic obstacles and other constraints might reduce the effectiveness of these policies. More needs to be done to open the door to Ukrainian refugees, and also to Russians fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly oppressive regime.
Officials must ensure that America's lethargic refugee processing and lengthy family-based visa backlogs can effectively handle the people they seek to help.
There are no public health gains from booting kids out of the country.
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Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
Now is the time to welcome vulnerable Russians and Ukrainians, not turn them away.
Those already in the U.S. as of March 15 may also work legally for the next 18 months.
For years, immigration restrictionists have borrowed arguments from the environmentalist fringe to make their case against allowing immigration to developed nations.
The court ruled the CDC can continue to use its public health power to expel migrants, but not to countries where they are likely to face persecution or torture.
A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.
The idea has gained additional adherents, and there are various proposals on how to implement it.
Recordings of recent interviews on these topics with T.J. O'Hara for the Deconstructed podcast, and Areva Martin on her talk show program, Special Report.
The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act would look at the impact of FOSTA and the seizure of sites like Backpage and Rentboy.
The article also addresses some potential objections.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has barred men aged 18-60 from leaving the country.
Defeating Putin is better accomplished by measures that divide him from the Russian people.
But more still needs to be done to address the refugee crisis mounting in Eastern Europe.
It's a step in the right direction. But more can be done to protect Ukrainians fleeing Putin's brutal war.
It explains how immigration restrictions massively diminish both the "negative" and "positive" economic liberty of natives of receiving countries.
Biden was right to reinforce that American soldiers shouldn't be fighting in Ukraine. But he missed a valuable opportunity to outline immigration measures for Ukrainians and Russians.
Economist Timur Kuran's excellent idea to bolster Ukraine's defense.
Let's give green cards to the Russians and deprive Vladimir Putin of the brainpower that keeps Russia's industrial motors running.
Europe's poorest country is stepping up to help Ukrainians. Time for the U.S. to do the same.
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Now is the time for immigration relief, not military involvement on Ukraine’s behalf.
Asian-American communities are full of stark divisions—including splits over whether to see themselves as "Asian Americans" in the first place.
The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.
In addition, 201 "sex buyers" were arrested.
But bureaucratic backlogs mean it's still taking far too long for them to get to work.
Visa pathways are limited for people like the Patels.
COVID-19 policies eroded liberty and many people want it back.
Joe Biden is just the latest president to tinker with USCIS's mission statement. Watch his deeds, not his words.
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"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.
Trump's pandemic travel bans received vastly different media treatment than Biden's.
They cause vastly more harm than good and actually undermine health care and scientific progress in the long run.
Plus: Texas attacks TikTok, Neil Young's anti-science past, IRS reconsidering face scans, and more...
It is almost impossible to hold a rogue federal officer accountable. The Supreme Court may make it even harder.
Not everything in the bill would keep America competitive, but the immigration provisions certainly would.
The Handspring Puppet Company and Good Chance Theatre sought to raise awareness of refugee rights while celebrating human migration.
The pimping charges Krell helped bring against Backpage's CEO and founders were twice thrown out of court.
Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.
Her support for racially discriminatory immigration policies is just the tip of a much broader iceberg of conservative support for discrimination in immigration policy of a kind they would reject in other contexts.
The government has had ample time to figure out how to provide standard visa services in the face of COVID-19, but it’s come up short.
British police want greater surveillance powers and they’re willing to destroy everybody’s cybersecurity to get them.
The article challenges longstanding conventional wisdom claiming that judicial review of democratically enacted laws is at odds with popular political choice.
There is an obvious solution to America's ongoing workforce woes.
Biden presented himself as the immigration antithesis of Trump, but such promises have not been kept.
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