The BLS reports that in February, when Biden kept in place the protectionist nonimmigrant visa ban on #H1B, #H2B, #L1, and #J1, there were 7.4 *million* open jobs in the United States. 400,000 more open jobs than in February 2020 before the pandemic hit.

I don’t understand why restrictionists see this as hypocrisy. Of course the Biden admin will honor existing contracts and finish construction on projects already in-progress.

Experts discuss the EU-Turkey deal & other externalization deals such as w/Libya + what this global policy trend means for the future of asylum bit.ly/asylum419

Great news! dcist.com/story/21/04/14…

LISTEN: Any delays in reaching vaccination targets in the EU could have ramifications for travel and leisure sectors ahead of the summer reopening, Jacob F Kirkegaard tells Bloomberg. bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

#BidenAddress PREPARED REMARKS FROM TONIGHT Immigration has always been essential to America. Let’s end our exhausting war over immigration. For more than 30 years, politicians have talked about immigration reform and done nothing about it. It’s time to fix it.

Glad to see that the administration is taking these policy positions

This is an accurate and concise blog post. Everyone should check out The Ends of Four Big Migrations, by Maia someunpleasant.substack.com/p/the-ends-of-…

Good news! politico.com/news/2021/05/1…

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Same energy

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