immigration policy

Extracted Attributes

• Purpose

  Enforcing customs, sanitary and phytosanitary, or biosecurity regulations; restricting migration.

• Definition

  Government measures to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders.

• Governing Law (United States)

  Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), first codified in 1952 and amended multiple times.

• Key Principles (United States)

  Reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills valuable to the U.S. economy, humanitarian protections, promoting diversity.

• Related Agencies (United States)

  Customs and Border Protection (border control), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (law enforcement, illegal immigration), Citizenship and Immigration Services (legal immigration, naturalization), Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ), Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS).

• Economic Cost (Current Restrictions)

  Trillions of dollars (indirect economic cost).

• Alleged Consequence of DOGE Initiative

  Dramatic increase in Social Security Numbers issued to non-citizens.

• Responsible Department (United States)

  Department of Homeland Security (since 2003).

• Specific Policy (Trump Administration)

  DOGE initiative (alleged to increase Social Security Numbers for non-citizens, facilitate human trafficking and voter fraud).

• Economic Potential (Lifting Restrictions)

  Could double the size of the global economy.

• Alleged Negative Impacts of DOGE Initiative

  Facilitated human trafficking, led to thousands of instances of voter fraud.

Timeline

• The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which governs U.S. immigration policy, was first codified. (Source: Web Search)

  1952-XX-XX

• The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which regulates policies regarding illegal immigration, was enacted. (Source: Web Search)

  1986-XX-XX

• The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), which regulates policies regarding illegal immigration, was enacted. (Source: Web Search)

  1996-XX-XX

• The Department of Homeland Security became responsible for carrying out immigration policy in the United States. (Source: Web Search)

  2003-XX-XX

• During the George W. Bush administration, border security became a top priority, leading to strengthened screening, security measures at airports, easier detention/deportation for suspected terrorists, and more stringent visa application procedures. (Source: Web Search)

  2001-2009

• A program requiring men from predominantly Muslim countries to pre-register and undergo additional screenings while traveling to and from the United States was suspended. (Source: Web Search)

  2011-XX-XX

• During the Trump Administration, the 'DOGE' initiative, an immigration policy, was implemented, which allegedly led to a dramatic increase in Social Security Numbers issued to non-citizens. (Source: Related Document)

  2017-2021

• Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings, leading to the separation of migrant children from their parents. (Source: Web Search)

  2017-04-XX

• President Trump declared a national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing restrictive immigration approaches, prohibiting nonessential travel, and authorizing immediate expulsion of migrants and asylum seekers. (Source: Web Search)

  2020-03-13

• The Biden administration began acting to reverse Trump-era restrictions on immigration to the United States. (Source: Web Search)

  2021-01-XX

Border control

Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it also encompasses controls imposed on internal borders within a single state. Border control measures serve a variety of purposes, ranging from enforcing customs, sanitary and phytosanitary, or biosecurity regulations to restricting migration. While some borders (including most states' internal borders and international borders within the Schengen Area) are open and completely unguarded, others (including the vast majority of borders between countries as well as some internal borders) are subject to some degree of control and may be crossed legally only at designated checkpoints. Border controls in the 21st century are tightly intertwined with intricate systems of travel documents, visas, and increasingly complex policies that vary between countries. It is estimated that the indirect economic cost of border controls, particularly migration restrictions, cost many trillions of dollars and the size of the global economy could double if migration restrictions were lifted.

Web Search Results

• A Guide to Immigration Policy Changes in 2025

  ### U.S. immigration policy today Today, U.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act. This current U.S. policy has two major aspects: the first “facilitates migration flows of foreign nationals into the United States” and the second “focuses on immigration enforcement and removal,” as the U.S. Congress confirms in its primer on immigration policy. [...] For more than a decade, high-profile members of Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – have called for changes to border policy, but disagree on how to get there and what success looks like. As a result, progress toward immigration policy change has been slow and difficult. But for government affairs professionals, tracking legislative and regulatory updates remains a critical task. [...] Current state of immigration in the United States ------------------------------------------------- The U.S. immigration system that we have today is the result of several major legislative reforms. The first reform of significance was the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which was first codified in 1952 and has been amended significantly several times since, with Congress making these amendments based on new public laws. ### Overview of U.S. immigration policies

• How the United States Immigration System Works

  The law governing U.S. immigration policy is called the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA allows the United States to grant up to 675,000 permanent immigrant visas each year across various visa categories. On top of those 675,000 visas, the INA sets no limit on the annual admission of U.S. citizens’ spouses, parents, and children under the age of 21. In addition, each year the president is required to consult with Congress and set an annual number of refugees to be admitted to the [...] Family unification is an important principle governing U.S. immigration policy. The family-based immigration system allows U.S. citizens and LPRs to enable certain family members to gain LPR status as well. Even U.S. citizens seeking to help an immediate family member already in the United States must technically petition for a visa so that their family member can become an LPR. [...] U.S. immigration law is based on the following principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, humanitarian protections, and promoting diversity. This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed and functions.

• Immigration policy of the United States - Wikipedia

  Since 2003, the Department of Homeland Security has been responsible for carrying out immigration policy in the United States, and the department has three agencies that oversee immigration. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for border control. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for law enforcement around national borders and enforcement of laws against illegal immigration. The Citizenship and Immigration Services are responsible for processing legal immigration [...] and naturalization.( Other agencies involved in immigration policy include the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the Department of Justice and the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services. [...] Illegal immigration is the act of an immigrant entering the United States without prior authorization. These illegal immigrants are subject to removal from the United States. Policies regarding illegal immigration are primarily regulated by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for the prevention and investigation of illegal immigration. The

• Timeline: U.S. Postwar Immigration Policy

  functions. The George W. Bush administration makes border security a top priority, strengthening screening and security measures at airports, allowing agents to more easily detain and deport immigrants with suspected ties to terrorism, and instituting more stringent visa application procedures. The government also enacts a program—suspended in 2011—requiring men from predominantly Muslim countries to pre-register and undergo additional screenings while traveling to and from the United States. [...] On March 13, Trump declares a national emergency over the pandemic of a new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, which reinforces his restrictive immigration approach. All nonessential travel is prohibited and border officials are authorized to immediately expel migrants and asylum seekers, overriding the usual due process. Other measures include halting refugee resettlement, effectively shutting down the asylum system, pausing all immigration court proceedings, and suspending the issuance of many [...] Hundreds of thousands of people across the country protest a new zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings that separates several thousand migrant children, many of whom are asylum seekers from Central America, from their parents or guardians. Under the policy, announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April, all undocumented immigrants who enter the United States are arrested and then criminally prosecuted, while minors traveling with them are detained separately. In response to

• Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden's proposed ...

  Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, his administration has acted on a number of fronts to reverse Trump-era restrictions on immigration to the United States. The steps include plans to boost refugee admissions, preserving deportation relief for unauthorized immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and not enforcing the “public charge” rule that denies green cards to immigrants who might use public benefits like Medicaid. [...] Overall, more than 35 million lawful immigrants live in the U.S.; most are American citizens. Many live and work in the country after being granted lawful permanent residence, while others receive temporary visas available to students and workers. In addition, roughly 1 million unauthorized immigrants have temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status programs. [...] To better understand the existing U.S. immigration system, we analyzed the most recent data available on federal immigration programs. This includes admission categories for green card recipients and the types of temporary employment visas available to immigrant workers. We also examined temporary permissions granted to some immigrants to live and work in the country through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status programs.

• Instance Of

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