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USCIS will start using their new Information Services Modernization Program in some of their field offices, beginning with the Detroit Field Office and five other offices in the Los Angeles District on November 1, 2018. Field offices in the Newark, Great Lakes, and the San Francisco areas will start using the program during the first quarter of FY2019 (Oct. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018) with all remaining field offices using the new Information Services Modernization Program by the end of FY2019 (Sept. 30, 2019).

“The Information Services Modernization Program ends self-scheduling of InfoPass appointments and instead encourages applicants to use USCIS online information resources to view general how-to information and check case statuses through the USCIS Contact Center. Recent improvements to online tools provide applicants the ability to obtain their case status and other immigration information without having to visit a local field office.” *USCIS

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “USCIS to Expand Information Services Modernization Program to Key Locations“.

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Alabama, Alaska and Arizona!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is proposing to change the circumstances which allow Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step-in to a judicial immigration case. Stepping In to an Immigration case means taking charge of case and ruling on it. Past practice has generally had the attorney generals only step-in to affirm or overturn cases the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has already ruled on. These proposed changes could reshape federal immigration policy.

For further details please review The Hill news article, “Sessions seeks to expand power on immigration cases“.

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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In the first week of October, construction workers in Calexico, CA put up the final panels of a section of Trump’s new border wall. This old barrier replacement project is being publicized by President Trump as the first part of his Border Wall between Mexico and the United States!

Because this was a replacement project, to get the funding the Trump administration could not build barriers that resembled the wall prototypes in Otay Mesa. Whether the Calexico, CA barrier is part of Trump’s new border wall is still being debated.

For further details please review the San Diego Union Tribune News Article, “With border wall funding still in question, construction finishes on Calexico barrier“.

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A spokesperson for Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNN that the Congressman would introduce legislation this week to fully fund (23.4 billion) President Trump’s Border Wall! The bill is still being drafted but would be released soon.

The House of Representatives remains in recess until mid-November, after the midterm elections!

For further details please review the CNN News Article, “House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to introduce bill to fully fund Trump’s border wall “.

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Ellis Island operated as the nations’ busiest Immigration inspection station from 1892 until 1954. They processed over 12 million immigrants in its 62 years of operation. Ellis Island was the gateway to America; approximately 40% of U.S. citizens today had at least one ancestor immigrate through the Island. This article presents a photo history of Ellis Island’s operations.

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History.com, 10/3/18, History Stories:

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Vermont, Virginia and Washington!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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The Pentagon would like to restart a program for recruiting immigrants with specific skills desired by the U.S. Military with the promise of gaining U.S. citizenship. The program called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) would allow thousands of people with critical medical or Asian and African language skills to join the military. The stricter Trump Administration immigration policies have stalled the program.

Secretary of Defense, James N. Mattis backs the restart of the MAVNI program. He stated, “We need and want every qualified patriot willing to serve and able to serve,”

For further details please review the CBS News Article, “Problems for Pentagon’s immigrant recruit program “.

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