Borders, visas, and status
Who may enter and stay in the country and on what terms: border enforcement, asylum, visas for work and family, legal status for long-term residents, and the agencies that administer all of it. Positions range across security, economics, humanitarian obligation and the rule of law.
H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act
House VoteS. 4361 Border Act of 2024
Died in the 118th CongressH.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Public Law 119-86S. 2 Secure America Act
Public Law 119-98Congress.gov policy areas that map here: Immigration. Browse all current bills in “Immigration” on Congress.gov →
Issue
Immigration
Borders, visas, and status
Why it connects to…
Eligibility rules for public coverage and the immigrant share of the health workforce tie the two together.
Immigration policy shapes both housing demand and the construction workforce that builds supply; the two are argued together from every side.
Visa programs and enforcement shape the workforce in agriculture, construction, care and technology.
Detention, deportation after conviction and local cooperation with federal enforcement are shared ground.
Border enforcement is run by the Department of Homeland Security and framed partly as a security issue.
A large share of farm labor is immigrant labor, making visa policy a farm-economy question.
Migration flows respond to conditions abroad and to agreements with other governments.
Detention, deportation after conviction and local cooperation with federal enforcement are shared ground.
A large share of farm labor is immigrant labor, making visa policy a farm-economy question.
Migration flows respond to conditions abroad and to agreements with other governments.
Eligibility rules for public coverage and the immigrant share of the health workforce tie the two together.
Immigration policy shapes both housing demand and the construction workforce that builds supply; the two are argued together from every side.
Visa programs and enforcement shape the workforce in agriculture, construction, care and technology.
Border enforcement is run by the Department of Homeland Security and framed partly as a security issue.