How Temporary Protected Status has expanded under the Biden administration
Since January 2021, the Biden administration has greatly expanded the number of immigrants who are eligible for Temporary Protected Status.
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Since January 2021, the Biden administration has greatly expanded the number of immigrants who are eligible for Temporary Protected Status.
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
Just 23% of Americans say the government is doing a good job dealing with the large number of people seeking asylum at the border, while 73% say it’s doing a bad job.
There are sizable ideological differences over the most pressing priorities for the U.S. immigration system within each partisan coalition.
72% of Americans say taking in civilian refugees should be an important goal for immigration policy in the United States.
As the debate over the future of Title 42 unfolds, here are answers to key questions about the immigration policy.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
Since Joe Biden took office in 2021, his administration has acted on a number of fronts to reverse Trump-era restrictions on immigration.
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