The residents of some countries have a harder (visa),time visiting the U.S. than others.
Cuban citizens had the highest refusal rates (81.9%) among B visitor visa applications for tourist or business purposes last year, according to U.S. Department of State data crunched by the statistics site Statista.
They are followed by residents of Afghanistan (73.8%), Mauritania (71.5%), Liberia (70.2%) and Gambia (69.9%). Of the six Muslim-majority countries on Trump’s travel ban — Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Libya and Sudan — Somalia had the highest rejection rates (around 65%). To acquire these visas, people must prove “nonimmigrant intent,” and show they have both the intent and the funds to return home.
Earlier this month, President Trump issued a revised travel ban placing restrictions on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Like a similar executive order he signed in February, this was also blocked by a federal court judge.
In his ruling last week, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said it mattered that Trump as a candidate had called for a ban on the entry of Muslims into the U.S. Such statements “betray the Executive Order’s stated secular purpose,” he said. A federal appeals court agreed to fast-track President Trump’s revised executive order, which bans U.S. entry for people from six Muslim-majority countries. It set oral arguments for May 8.
Immigrants made up nearly one-fifth of the total U.S. workforce in 2014, or about 27.6 million workers out of 161.4 million. About 19.6 million workers, or 12% of the total workforce, were in the U.S. legally (and 8 million illegally).
Roughly 10% of unauthorized immigrants have been granted temporary protection from deportation and eligibility to work under two federal programs, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status. The data is based on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and covers all workers aged 16 and older.
Source: travelwirenews.com
