The Jacumba Hot Springs, California, portion of the US-Mexico border has become a gateway for migrants crossing from countries as diverse as Colombia and Jordan, among others. Families, many with small children, are relegated to difficult conditions while they wait to be processed by the Border Patrol.

Immigrants have, for so long, been the underestimated but crucial component of the human side of the U.S. economy—one that exudes an honing effect on the growth of jobs and economic stability. Recent studies conducted by CNBC clearly highlight the contributions made by immigrants to the economy through their deleterious role in such sectors as technology, healthcare, agriculture, and construction.

President Joe Biden is considering major immigration reform that would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The step, intended for solving the legal limbo in which these people find themselves, might turn into an electively useful move to raise the liberal base and fix some of the problems that have been in the U.S. immigration system for a very long time.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has provided temporary relief from deportation and work permits to nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, is facing a critical juncture. As DACA turns 11 years old, more Dreamers are confronting an uncertain future due to ongoing legal battles and political opposition.

The administration of President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new policies designed to confront immigration problems at the nation's southern border and the protection of so-called Dreamers—the young immigrants who were brought into the U.S. as children.

House Democrats are freaking out over President Biden’s new asylum policies which they say are Trumpian. The new executive order is supposed to control the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border by making asylum seekers jump through more hoops, including applying for protection in other countries before getting to the U.S. The goal is to reduce illegal crossings and manage the border better.

House Democrats Establish 'Border Security Task Force' to Interface "Dystopian" Trump Policy Plans House Democrats have now established a new task force charged with battling the "dystopian" policy plans of former President Donald Trump. Known as the Democrats for Border Security Task Force, the new group boasts 26 House Democrats as its members and is co-chaired by Representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. The task force is working towards solving persisting immigration and border security issues that have since grown to a fever pitch as the 2024 elections get closer.

Panama launched an interagency operation aimed at stopping illegal migration across the dangerous Darién Gap, a dense jungle area on its border with Colombian. In coordination with the U.S. and Colombia, it intends to break up human smuggling networks which made possible for hundreds of thousands of migrants -mainly going to the United States- to pass through this dangerous land.

The Biden presidency administration has also just announced the latest steps into addressing the long-standing issues on the U.S.-Mexico border. The latest executive orders and policies are designed for the purposes of handling the flow of migrants and implementing an orderly and secure process for aspirants seeking asylum in the United States.

The almost 800,000 Dreamers—undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children—have seen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an executive action by President Obama from 2012, as their lifeline. Though filled with both political and legal obstacles, the future of the program is very uncertain.