FPI’s Immigration Research Initiative examines the role of immigrants in the New York State economy and beyond.
Pay Your Way into the USA: DHS’s proposed fee increases create an immigration “wealth test”
Would you pass the federal administration’s wealth test? Here’s what you need to know and how you can help. The federal administration is trying to make it harder for people who are not affluent to enter the United States or obtain citizenship by instituting a “wealth test” to limit immigration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to eliminate fee waivers for citizenship, lawful permanent residency, employment authorization, and many other applications to make it harder for immigrants who may work low-wage jobs to obtain [...]