Satya Nadella says countries not friendly to immigrants will lose out on tech boom

Last week, the Microsoft CEO had criticised the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying what was happening in India was ‘just bad’.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 22, 2020 · 08:10 pm

What do Obama and Trump have in common? According to one think-tank, it’s their stance on immigrants

Americans have lost out 9,00,000 jobs to migrants on H-1B visas, says the anti-immigration non-profit Center for Immigration Studies.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Dec 26, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Should Indians be worried about Donald Trump’s ‘merit-based’ immigration plan? Yes and no

The US president has proposed bumping up the share of highly-skilled immigration.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· May 23, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Plea in Supreme Court challenges Centre’s orders on naturalisation of immigrants fleeing persecution

The petitioners said the notifications’ use of religion to distinguish between citizens and non-citizens is against constitutional morality.

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· Dec 25, 2018 · 05:12 pm

US proposes new rule to deny green cards to immigrants availing government benefits

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said those seeking to migrate to the US must show they can support themselves.

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· Sep 23, 2018 · 02:33 pm

Donald Trump’s in-laws obtain US citizenship through immigration programme he opposes

Immigration Attorney Michael Wildes told reporters that his clients Viktor Knavs and Amalija Knavs were sponsored by First Lady Melania Trump.

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· Aug 10, 2018 · 09:50 am

US: Donald Trump threatens government shutdown over immigration, border security

The US president has demanded that the nation shift to an immigration system based more on merit and not on family ties.

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· Jul 30, 2018 · 09:52 am

US judge orders temporary halt to deportations of reunited immigrant families

The delay of at least a week was imposed following an appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union.

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· Jul 17, 2018 · 08:30 am

Indian woman seeking asylum in US separated from disabled son: Washington Post

Bhavan Patel’s attorney Alinka Robinson said she had fled political persecution in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad.

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· Jun 30, 2018 · 11:01 am

US: Over 500 women protesting Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy arrested

Among those arrested was first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives, Congress woman Pramila Jayapal.

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· Jun 29, 2018 · 01:15 pm

Assam’s ‘foreigner’ identification and detention process is riddled with flaws, says a new report

The report was authored by Harsh Mander, who visited three district in the state when he was a special monitor for the National Human Rights Commission.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 27, 2018 · 12:30 pm

United States: Federal judge grants lawyers access to 121 immigrants detained at Oregon prison

More than half the detainees there are from India and Nepal.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 26, 2018 · 03:31 pm