Description
Book SynopsisU.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The United States has long distinguished temporary immigration from permanent immigration. Temporary immigration occurs through the admission of visitors for specific purposes and limited periods of time. Permanent immigration occurs through family- and employer-sponsored categories, the diversity immigrant visa lottery, and refugee and asylee admissions. This book looks at key issues concerning visas.
Table of ContentsPreface; Non-immigrant and Immigrant Visa Categories: Data Brief (Updated); The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program; H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues; Temporary Work Visa Holders in the United States, By the Numbers; The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap; EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa; Immigration: Recalcitrant Countries and the Use of Visa Sanctions to Encourage Cooperation with Alien Removals; Visa Waiver Program; Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism; COVID-19-Related Suspension of Nonimmigrant Entry; Index.
