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NYC budget talks tense as council accuses Adams administration of using migrant costs to push for cuts
New York Post (12/11/23)
Reps from unions claimed the Adams administration was exaggerating the cost of caring for the influx of migrants during a New York City Council hearing on the city's 2024 financial plan.
French parliament rejects Macron's immigration bill in surprise vote
France 24 (12/11/23)
Macron’s centrist government proposed a mix of steps to expel more undocumented and improve migrants’ integration, while the bill restricts the ability for migrants to bring family members into France, birthright citizenship, and welfare benefits.
Only 45 Percent of Employment-Based Green Cards Went to Workers in 2022
Cato Institute (12/11/23)
According to data compiled by the Cato Institute, the immigration system of the United States favors family reunification even in the so‐called employment‐based (EB) green card categories. Under current interpretations of US immigration law, family members of immigrant workers must use EB green cards. Cato claims this isn’t unusual as Japan, Spain, and Ireland are the only OECD countries with more immigrants who enter on visa categories set for workers than immigrants who enter on visas for family members.
With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul
Wisconsin Examiner(12/11/23)
Members of Congress left the Capitol without a deal on sought-after changes to immigration policy tied to aid for Ukraine and Israel—leaving them just one week to resolve the dispute before lawmakers depart for a three-week holiday break.
Australia to halve immigration intake, toughen English test for students
BBC (12/10/23)
The Australian government has unveiled a new 10-year immigration strategy which will create all types of restrictions at a time when immigration has climbed to record levels adding pressure to housing and infrastructure capacity, while there remains a shortage of skilled workers, and the country struggles to attract them.
Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration
Reuters (12/09/23)
The rate of immigrants leaving Canada hit a two-decade high in 2019, according to a recent report from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), an immigration advocacy group. While the numbers went down during pandemic lockdowns, Statistics Canada data shows it is once again rising and a steady rise in emigration is concerning to observers.
Reports Worth Revisiting
Illinois’ Trailblazing Solution to Doctor Shortages: Opening Doors for Immigrant, Refugee, and Asylee Healthcare Professionals
Upwardly Global (11/01/23)
There are thousands of foreign-born healthcare professionals underemployed throughout the United States at a time when The American Hospital Association predicts a shortage of over 3.2 million healthcare workers by 2026 and nearly 99 million Americans are living in an area with a shortage of physicians with the shortfall predicted to reach 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034. This report documents efforts to allow foreign-born and trained health professionals to practice in the United States.
Across the United States, the high school graduation rates for English learners (ELs) during the school year (SY)
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education (06/01/23)
Federal Education Department fact sheet documents the high school graduation rates for English learners (ELs) during the school year (SY) 2019–20 ranged from a low of 39 percent in New York to a high of 89 percent in Indiana and 86 percent in Florida. And shows rates for native-born.
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