Are Trump’s Immigration Policies Bad for Business?

Are Trump’s Immigration Policies Bad for Business?

While the policy of separating families at the border have been headline news, last year’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order that directed government officials to “rigorously enforce” immigration laws has serious consequences for US companies. The April 2017 order, followed by legislation that aims to cut legal immigration in half, means that this summer saw less immigrant workers than before, and that means some very real problems for businesses that rely on those migrant workers.

Canadians (and All Immigrants) Beware! Your Legal Marijuana Use Does Not Extend to the US

Canadians (and All Immigrants) Beware! Your Legal Marijuana Use Does Not Extend to the US

An unnamed top border US border official has confirmed that those who work in, or invest in the soon-to-be legal Pot trade in Canada will be treated like drug traffickers and risk being turned away at the border at the minimum or worse. While it might seem insane, any legal jobs involving cannabis in Canada — or even legal investing in the marijuana industry in Canada — will result in your being treated as a member of an illegal drug cartel by Customs and Border Protection.

New “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Traumatizing by Design

New “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Traumatizing by Design

While immigration has been in the news fairly solidly since the Trump administration took the reigns, in the last few weeks we have entered a whole new era of previously unimaginable policies. Detaining children is nothing new. Under Obama the detention of children was met with outrage by a lot of immigration attorneys and advocates. In fact as many have said before, Obama, our “deporter in chief”  oversaw very aggressive detention and removal policy. He deported…

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