MPI report: “Just over 250,000 immigrant visas were granted abroad in FY 2020, compared to 459,000 in FY 2019 (notably similar to the 463,000 granted a decade earlier, in FY 2009).”
https://twitter.com/J_Gelatt/status/1359147988287967232
We have the #s: immigrant visa issuance abroad declined 35% between February and March 2020, and 94 percent between March and April, when U.S. consulates closed because of the pandemic.
The report conclusion is puzzling to say the least: “Trump's tenure underscores the limitations of affecting legal immigration levels through executive actions—even when undertaken by the most activist administration on immigration in the modern era.”
Full report: migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-…
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