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General process for refugee applicants to the United States
Note: The Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Refugee Act of 1980, authorizes and governs the admission and resettlement of refugees into the United States.
Source: Graphic from United States and Citizenship and Immigration Services, "Refugee Processing and Security Screening," last reviewed/updated March 14, 2024.
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- New evidence of widespread wage theft in the H-1B visa program: Corporate document reveals how tech firms ignore the law and systematically rob migrant workers
- Testimony prepared for the U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections for a hearing on “Second-class workers – Assessing H-2 visa programs’ impact on workers”
- Costa Senate Testimony just for charts
- Costa charts for Senate testimony 2023 in order DO NOT USE
- Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on ‘From Farm to Table, Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done’
- Immigration FAQ 2024
- Immigration FAQ 2025 – for updates
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