Biden looks to avoid immigration headache with complicated decision on opening borders

As the White House continues to grapple with a large increase in people coming over the border, they are weighing whether to extend travel restrictions for another 30 days beyond July 21, the current end date.

Biden administration assigns more staff to review DACA applications as backlog soars

The Biden administration’s decision to add more officers comes on the heels of a massive backlog in first-time DACA applications. As of May 31, only 1,900 out of more than 62,000 first-time applications had received a decision.

Citizenship for America’s 11m undocumented immigrants would boost the economy

The Economist finds that providing a path to citizenship to every undocumented immigrant in the United States would boost GDP by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years.