Recognizing that many migrants who travel to the U.S.-Mexico border do not ask for asylum or do not qualify for it, experts have also suggested expanding legal immigration, such as work and family-based visas, to allow would-be migrants to come to the country legally and thus reduce press...
Analyzing policy-related discourse and interviews with asylum seekers, I discuss how crisis racism feeds a culture of suspicion toward Black subjects, and how migrants understand their deservingness of protection in relation to social belonging. In crisis contexts, notions of deservingness have heightened...
Officially, the relocations are meant to lessen pressure on the asylum application process and to help migrants more efficiently apply for refugee status. But of course, this is all about optics. Most of those banished from Paris won’t qualify for permanent housing in their new locations, and ...
making a determination for eligibility can be difficult. The requirements have changed over time and factor in many criteria. Therefore, we recommend that asylum seekers seek the assistance of an immigration attorney before applying for employment authorization...
They also recognise this better prepares them for the future. Some have adopted a truly transformational strategy, placing sustainability at the heart of their purpose to make a difference by solving some of the world's biggest challenges. But there's evidence that suggests that ...
A pair of migrant families from Brazil seeking asylum walk through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Ariz., on June 10, 2021. Just hours after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he signed a handful of executiv...
asylum requests and border checks. There's an exception built in the rules that allows a country to reimpose its own controls for a short time when there's a major security threat or some international event, such as a sports championship or a big conference of world leaders [source:Archic...
Visa-based restrictions are the paramount instrument in international law to control mobility and immigration, pre-selecting (and also deterring, a key point for the analysis that follows) would-be travellers and migrants before they initiate a mobility project from their country of origin. Visas ...
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offers protection for people facing persecution in their home countries. The senators say they are trying to ensure that migrants who have a credible claim to asylum can safely apply, but that officials can also quickly turn away those who don’t qualify. Critics often say that too many...