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  • US economy has lost 1.2 million foreign born workers since January 2025

    This article describes a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census which shows that between January and July, 2025, 1.2 million foreign born workers (authorized and unauthorized) left the labor force.  This was the result of detentions, deportations, and “work “no shows” due to fear of detention/deportation and no new incoming labor.  Unauthorized…

  • Policy Alert – Discretion for Status Changes

    This policy alert from USCIS (August 19, 2025) clarifies that discretion that can be used to deny US immigration status changes (for example a green card holder who is applying to become a US citizen) if the individual has “support(ed) or promote(d) anti-American ideologies or activities.”