Immigration

Immigrants are much more likely to create a new business, studies show, and the knock-on effect is job creation.

The agency's estimates that immigrants will add $7 trillion to gross domestic product over the next decade.

Mexican and Central American workers have been the lifeblood of the Baltimore economy, but they're also part of the "lowerarchy."

Congress failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, so it's using the appropriations bill to bulk up the Department of Homeland Security.

There has been a wave of migration to the U.S. — legal and not — since 2022. Many who entered are finding and keeping jobs.

It’s H-1B season, which means U.S. companies are once again competing for a limited number of spots— 85,000 — in a visa lottery. Registration opened this week after the federal government revamped the application process.

Population growth helps stabilize the economy by providing workers we need.

A record number of Chinese migrants are using the established South American trail to reach the U.S. border.

Migrants around the world sent nearly $670 billion back to family members in their home countries. For some countries, remittances make up a quarter to a half of GDP.

Pathways for highly educated immigrants or seasonal workers can be scarce, and for other jobs they're practically nonexistent.