Immigration Service Issues New Policy For ‘Extraordinary’ Immigrants
New policy guidance will make it easier for employment-based immigrants to qualify as individuals with extraordinary abilities.
Stuart Anderson writes, "The guidance could allow more immigrants to become eligible for the highest priority employment category and thereby speed up when they gain permanent residence."
USCIS will make qualifying as an individual with extraordinary ability easier by considering “a person’s receipt of team awards under the criterion for lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor.”
Support for Immigration in Canada Plunges to Lowest in Decades
Nearly six in 10 people now agree “there’s too much immigration to Canada,” according to the country’s longest-running survey on the topic by the Environics Institute.
According to Bloomberg, it's the most rapid change in two years since 1977.
Canadians who think there’s too much immigration cite concerns over housing, a weak economy, overpopulation and poor government management as the most common reasons.
A study from the Brookings Institute shows "...differences in immigration policy alone could cause GDP growth in 2025 to be roughly half a percentage point—or $130 billion—lower in a second Trump administration than under a Harris administration."
"Regardless of how immigration flows play out over the next four years, there is widespread agreement that the [U.S.] immigration system is in need of repair," writes Brookings.
How the India-Canada fallout could affect trade and immigration
The ongoing rift between Canada and India is raising questions over the impact it could have on the deep trade and immigration ties between both countries.
Any visa restrictions would come with business implications and could have a dampening effect on trade, tourism and investment
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