>Here’s a measure of how broken American immigration policies are: The numbers of undocumented migrants from India and China have spiked in recent years. Last year alone, more than 65,000 people from both countries combined crossed the southern border into the United States, a nearly sevenfold jump from the total in 2019.
>These two countries already provide the majority of legal skilled foreign workers in the United States, and yet — perhaps because of this — skilled foreign workers may have a career incentive to enter the country illegally.
>Here’s why: When foreigners want to work in the United States via a legal path — by obtaining a job offer first and applying for a work visa after — they often find the path restrictive and full of uncertainty. Those restrictions push many, including some skilled workers employers want and need, to seek illegal routes to work in the United States.
>Experts from across the ideological spectrum have at times offered proposals to create legal pathways for more immigrants to come, but stubborn opposition from the two parties in Congress all but guarantees nothing will change. The Biden administration’s recent action to cap the daily number of asylum seekers once again prioritizes political interests over problem-solving. Meanwhile, undocumented migrants continue to show up at the borders.
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>Here’s a measure of how broken American immigration policies are: The numbers of undocumented migrants from India and China have spiked in recent years. Last year alone, more than 65,000 people from both countries combined crossed the southern border into the United States, a nearly sevenfold jump from the total in 2019.
>These two countries already provide the majority of legal skilled foreign workers in the United States, and yet — perhaps because of this — skilled foreign workers may have a career incentive to enter the country illegally.
>Here’s why: When foreigners want to work in the United States via a legal path — by obtaining a job offer first and applying for a work visa after — they often find the path restrictive and full of uncertainty. Those restrictions push many, including some skilled workers employers want and need, to seek illegal routes to work in the United States.
>Experts from across the ideological spectrum have at times offered proposals to create legal pathways for more immigrants to come, but stubborn opposition from the two parties in Congress all but guarantees nothing will change. The Biden administration’s recent action to cap the daily number of asylum seekers once again prioritizes political interests over problem-solving. Meanwhile, undocumented migrants continue to show up at the borders.
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