Media Contact: Leezia Dhalla, press@fwd.us

AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: Individuals directly impacted by regulatory actions or policy changes for international students, H-1B holders, OPT recipients, people seeking asylum, and immigrants serving in the military, as well as policy experts who can speak to the harm caused by the Trump Administration’s cuts to legal immigration.

More than ever, the American people believe immigration is good for the United States. Economists agree, with broad consensus affirming that immigration is vital to job creation, economic growth, and global competitiveness. Despite this, President Trump has maintained an all-out attack on the U.S.  immigration system since his first day in office. Hundreds of regulatory actions and policy changes have cut legal immigration in half for 2020, denying opportunity to millions and devastating American families.