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Oct 29, 2024 | 
cato.org | Angelo Paparelli |David Bier |Peter Choi |Stephen Yale-Loehr
The lack of clear legal rules leaves officials tasked with making arbitrary decisions to facilitate or prohibit digital nomad admissions. October 29, 2024 • Policy Analysis No. 983 By Angelo A. Paparelli , David J. Bier, Peter Choi, & Stephen Yale-Loehr The lack of clear legal rules leaves officials tasked with making arbitrary decisions to facilitate or prohibit digital nomad admissions. October 29, 2024 • Policy Analysis No. 983 By Angelo A.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
technical.ly | Fiona McEntee |Stephen Yale-Loehr |Dan Berger
This is a guest post by Fiona McEntee, managing attorney of McEntee Law Group, Stephen Yale-Loehr, of counsel at Miller Mayer, LLP and professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, and Dan Berger, a partner at Green & Spiegel and an academic fellow at Cornell Law School.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
aila.org | Dan Berger |Stephen Yale-Loehr
It’s been just three months since the Biden-Harris Administration launched clarifying guidance for certain waivers designed to clear the path for Dreamers seeking work visas, and we’re already seeing the results. We’re excited to share two success stories: one from a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and another from an undocumented individual, both of whom have navigated this new process and are now examples of its potential.
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May 31, 2024 | 
aila.org | Rafael Bernal |Stephen Yale-Loehr
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May 17, 2024 | 
timesunion.com | Stephen Yale-Loehr
It is no secret that New York is facing an outmigration crisis. According to a report from the Empire Center for Public Policy, New York leads the nation in population decline. This decline is set to have disastrous effects on the state’s economy. New York has over 470,000 open jobs across all sectors. The health care industry is still reeling from the pandemic, when 20% of all health care workers left the field.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
seattletimes.com | Sital Kalantry |Stephen Yale-Loehr
The U.S. immigration system disproportionately impacts people from India who are contributing to the U.S. economy. Each year, the United States issues 140,000 green cards based on employment. However, these green cards, which allow someone to live and work permanently in the U.S., are not allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. As a result of antiquated rules, green cards are capped; people from no single country can receive more than 7% of the annual employment-based green card allotment.
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Oct 8, 2023 | 
thehill.com | Jacob Hamburger |Stephen Yale-Loehr
As major cities across the country struggle to welcome thousands of migrants who are in desperate need of housing and social services, mayors and governors are calling on the Biden administration to address the migrant crisis. New York’s mayor Eric Adams accused the White House of providing “no support on this national crisis,” which he warned “will destroy New York City.” Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that the crisis in his city will cost taxpayers more than $255 million by year-end.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
migrationpolicy.org | Stephen Yale-Loehr
With a backlog of nearly 2 million cases, the U.S. immigration court system is in crisis. Many cases now take years to adjudicate, with asylum seekers, for example, waiting four years on average for their initial hearing and longer for a final decision. Serious concerns have also been raised about the quality of court decisions.
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Jun 3, 2023 | 
thehill.com | Jacob Hamburger |Stephen Yale-Loehr
With the end of the COVID-19 emergency on May 11, the Title 42 border restrictions have been officially lifted. Although the situation at the border is not the chaotic scene that many had predicted, the U.S. is nonetheless seeing historic numbers of migrants seeking refuge from violence and deprivation. In response, Texas has renewed its practice of sending migrants via bus and plane to large cities in liberal states. If Gov.
