Category Archives: Immigration Facts

Many of the news stories reported from the border between the United States and Mexico center on immigration checkpoints, which often conjure mental images of busy facilities with long lines of cars, armed border patrol agents, inspection stations, fences, and razor wire. These facilities are formally called “ports of entry,” and they’re operated by the …Read More

The hot-button political issue of American immigration seems to get more complex and controversial each year. In 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his Attorney General announced proposals to prevent individuals from China and Russia from acquiring real estate, but the first draft of the state bill in question didn’t make a clear and sufficient …Read More

During the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended many of its operations in order to adjust to public health measures intended to prevent contagion. As a result of these measures, thousands of petitions for naturalization were put on hold. In some cases, immigrants with more than …Read More

Whenever you see a sustained influx of immigrants anywhere in the world, you can be assured that cultural change will take place at some point. This is one aspect of immigration that advocates and opponents are quick to agree on, but both sides will invariably argue about whether this is positive or negative. Opposing Views …Read More

In 2022, the best way to describe the immigration waiting list in the United States is to say that it’s extremely long and getting longer. When they look at reports compiled by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, San Diego residents can get an idea about the gargantuan backlog the agency is currently dealing with—4.1 million …Read More

In November 2021, a truck loaded with migrants headed toward the United States flipped over while traveling on a highway in southern Mexico. The accident resulted in the deaths of 55 migrants who were mostly from Central America. Some of them had planned to apply for asylum, while others had probably intended to make an …Read More

One of the main reasons immigrants come to the United States is because this is a country that’s strongly associated with economic opportunity. To a certain extent, making a “rags to riches” story come true is easier in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean this can be achieved without spending a single penny. There are …Read More

In the acclaimed book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, human migration is credited with forging socioeconomic success since the time humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies. The book also discusses the phenomenon of modern anti-immigration rhetoric, which is pretty easy to discredit from an anthropological point of view. Arguments against immigration …Read More

Immigration will always have socioeconomic impacts because it involves people, communities, and societies. Since immigration has been taking place since before biblical times, the body of research on this topic is extensive and has determined the long-run socioeconomic impacts are generally beneficial for the countries that send and receive migrants. Receiving nations benefit in terms …Read More

One of the lowest points of the Trump administration has been unfolding since May 2018, and it’s a direct consequence of the draconian policies being enacted by the chaotic White House and executed by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Child detention centers at the southern border have received plenty of news media …Read More