The Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it would offer work permit extensions to newly arrived migrants, even as the vast majority of jobs have gone to immigrants for the past five years.
The new rule from the DHS drastically increases the extension period for certain migrants’ work permit renewal from up to 180 days to up to 540 days.
“Now we learn that the agency intends to increase temporary work permits from 180 days to 540 days,” Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) said in a recent hearing, addressing the new policy. “If anyone wonders why real wages for working families have declined under this administration, look no further than the agency before us today.”
One report from the Center for Immigration Studies indicated that the vast majority of jobs have gone to foreign-born residents since 2019. The study,…
