The invisible wall: What’s happening to legal immigration?

26 January 2020

Not the wall, but the many minor policy changes within the competence of the Executive have been used as a deterrent for migrants or foreign visitors. Processing times and delays have increased, discretionary standards and requirements have changed and resources have been moved away from benefits to enforcement.

Anastasia Tonello discusses the Trump Administration’s policy changes and their effects in this Open Access Government article.

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