Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (US)

United States:

News:

On 22 June 2020, Trump issued a proclamation that suspends "the entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the coronavirus outbreak" until the end of the year. This was an extension of an earlier proclamation from April that suspended entry for 60 days. For more info and commentary, see the following:

- "A New Trump Proclamation Will Block Foreign Workers," Vox, 22 June 2020 [text]
- The Trump Administration Expands Legal Immigration Ban, Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Excuse (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2020) [text]
- "Trump Suspends Visas Allowing Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners to Work in the U.S.," New York Times, 22 June 2020 [text]
- Trump’s H-1B Ban Based on a Misreading of Economic Statistics (CATO at Liberty Blog, June 2020) [text]

On the same day, USCIS "announced a regulatory change to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent, or otherwise non-meritorious claims for asylum to obtain an employment authorization document. This rule does not alter asylum eligibility criteria in any way and will be effective on Aug. 25."

- Delaying Work Permits for Asylum Seekers Could Increase Crime (CATO at Liberty Blog, June 2020) [text]
- DHS Suggests Asylum Seekers Should Get Used to ‘Homelessness’ After Stripping Work Permits (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2020) [text]
- Human Rights First Condemns Rule Keeping Asylum-Seekers from Work Authorization (June 2020) [text]

*Note: On 29 June 2020, the White House issued an amendment to the a/m proclamation; this National Law Review post explains that it is meant to clarify who is exempted from the order.

Blog posts & reports:

"Better Migrant Rights Help Native Workers," UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, vol. 23, no. 2 (Winter 2019) [access via UCSD]

How Economic Inclusion Enables Refugees (RI Blog, June 2020) [text]

A Majority of Americans Say Immigrants Mostly Fill Jobs U.S. Citizens Do Not Want (Pew Fact Tank, June 2020) [text]

"There’s Much More We Can Do to Integrate Refugees into the Economy," QZ, 18 June 2020 [text]

*"Trump to Suspend New Visas for Foreign Scholars," Nature, 23 June 2020 [text]

Multimedia:

Refugee Entrepreneurs in COVID-19: U.S., 19 June 2020 (Refugee Investment Network) [access]
- Follow link for video.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (26 June 2020)