Over the past years, there has been a high rate of citizenship among immigrants to the United States. The main drivers for this rise would appear to be a mix of adjustments in immigration policies, the pursuit of economic opportunity, and the need for stability and security.

Many immigrant spouses without legal status are finding themselves outside President Biden's immigration plans, even as they have deep roots in the United States. Many spouses to U.S. citizens and legal residents live in fear daily of deportation, laying unwieldy stress on their families.

The pathway of U.S. citizenship was backlogged during the Trump Administration, now facing significant delays for immigrants seeking naturalization. Trump's policies at the time, "It created a bottleneck in the system—frustration and uncertainty for too many.

In Texas, sheriffs have become increasingly dependent on nonlethal weapons, including pepper balls and rubber bullets, in efforts to scatter migrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. This is part of a much larger, more aggressive enforcement strategy purposed to deal with continued migrant influxes.

The Los Angeles Times article highlights new protections the Biden administration is providing for immigrant spouses—specifically, holders of the H-4 visa, generally given to spouses of H-1B visa holders. Initiatives include expanded work authorization and moving the often labyrinthine and delayed process of securing employment toward seamlessness.

Vice President Kamala Harris has recently been attempting to drive home a stringent stance on border security, trying to counter former President Donald Trump's immigration policies with 2024's election year fast approaching. She speaks about how the Biden administration has been working to strengthen the enforcement of borders, but in fact, they really are working to deal with the base causes of this migration from Central America.

Donald Trump—a former President—has a revised deportation plan in which he intends to drag millions of undocumented immigrants out of the United States, dealing a significant blow to the economy. Top of the agenda, in this case, is the risk of labor shortages in as critical sectors as agriculture, construction, and hospitality, among others, which sustain economies, mostly through migrant labor.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appears quite supportive of the immigration policy by Vice President Kamala Harris, especially when it comes to her push toward the root causes of migration from Central America. It targets the long term, as it aims to stabilize the region with economic aid and diplomatic initiatives.

It's concerning, as Senator JD Vance described it, the way the number of migrant workers in the U.S. increases and that of American-born workers decreases. The recent job report, according to Vance, underpins a concerning trend wherein native-born Americans lose their jobs, with foreign-born workers retaining theirs.

The Bloomberg Law article brings out some of the major hurdles that the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program currently faces just because the regional centers have not paid their fees. The program is in all likelihood facing trouble since such delays and nonpayment problems place a great number of new projects in a very vast jeopardy situation.