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Running Head: IMMIGRATION POLICIES 1

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Immigration Policies

Nikola Krstevski

GOVT-2305

04/30/2022

This report provides oversight of the immigration policies in the Unites States of America. The United States has categorized its immigration policies into two major groups which include: permanent immigration and temporally immigration. These policies address the issues and policies governing how foreign nationals entered the unites stared in search of a job, better education, and homes to stay in. These immigration policies are legalized by the immigration and nationality Act. This act was confined first in 1952, the Act has been amender several times by the leader who took over the presidency office. Refugees and asylees are nth categorized as an immigrant in the United States this group are allowed to apply for registration to be adjusted to lawful permanent residents

For the past five years have resided in the United States pursuing my education, the policies of the United States in immigration were and still are harsh and are based on racial discrimination where many people were targeted and deported from the country. Having stated that the laws can be amended by the sitting president, immigration policies were restricted and few cases of immigration to the state were taking place (Waslin, 2020). Deportation was seen and protest against racial discrimination was the anthem in the streets. Below are some of the policies that are used in the United States to attain immigration status to the United States of America

Enhancing immigration enforcement where the president modified the immigration system. This was through stepping up the enforcement against non-citizen immigrants who were living within the United States borders. Immigration and customs enforcement removes immigrants from the interior of the country. Arresting over 43% of the immigrants who had not attained citizenship in the country.

Permanent immigration has general principles that are used when issuing visas to the immigrants these include; when the immigrant has a family within the United States and is aiming to reunite, they are considered for immigration. This principal work when the family is taking care of all the expenses and process of immigration (Kerwin, 2018). The second policy is based on labor market contribution this type of immigration is based on the recements to get working opportunities in the country this immigration is sponsored by the United States labor department.

To obtain lawful permanent residence in the country one has to go through various processes from federal departments and agencies this is where they will conduct the background check on the individual to find out the reasons you are opting to migrate to the United States. The immigrants are free to travel through the country when they are issued a visa that permits them to travel within the county’s borders.

The diversity immigration visa fosters and promotes legal immigration for the countries that have sent few of their people to the United States. Some countries have sent many people to the country using all the chips that are availed to the countries to use in sending their people to the United States. The diversity visa policy helps the United States to accept immigrants from countries that have few members residing in the United States of America (Gubernskaya & Dreby, 2017). This policy helps the state to meet diversity objectives to help promote peace within nations. This policy has requirements that are to be met before being given the visa to reside within the borders, the immigrant should have a high school education or should be having working experience of two years or have experience in performing a certain task or work description.

The government cut off the humanitarian programs within their borders. This means they reduced the number of refugees in the country they took steps to scale back the progress made by the previous president this was done by lowering the refugee ceiling number by almost 50% The new policy ended the refugee parole programs that oversaw the changes that protected the children from being part of the dangerous programs and cartels in their countries to help them become better people of the society (Waslin, 2020). The administration also terminated the humanitarian protection by demolishing the temporary protection status

The United States has immigration policies that cover the refugees and the Asylees. The United States has long stuck to its policy that states it would not return any foreign national to a country where their life is endangered. refugee visas or status are not mandated in statute but instead, they are set every year by the president, this is done after consolation with the congress so that they can produce decisions.

Temporary immigration policies are also availed by the United States following different criteria to those of permanent immigration. This category covers the people who visit for educational purposes, tourists, foreign diplomats, temporary workers, and crew members operating in vessels that carry goods and between countries (Kerwin, 2018). Immigration enforcement involves the identification, conducting investigation, detention, and deportation of the immigrants who violate the laws that are set in the country. This is called for when there is involvement in criminal activities or violation of administrative requirements.

References

Gubernskaya, Z., & Dreby, J. (2017). US Immigration Policy and the Case for Family Unity. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 5(2), 417–430. https://doi.org/10.1177/233150241700500210

Kerwin, D. (2018). From IIRIRA to Trump: Connecting the Dots to the Current US Immigration Policy Crisis. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 6(3), 192–204. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331502418786718

Waslin, M. (2020). The Use of Executive Orders and Proclamations to Create Immigration Policy: Trump in Historical Perspective. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 8(1), 233150242090640. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331502420906404