Who are the immigrants coming to the US on humanitarian grounds, and how can they be supported?

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Who are the immigrants coming to the US on humanitarian grounds, and how can they be supported?

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Immigration has become

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in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate ******** have

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and propelled the arrival in the U.S. of thousands seeking protection,

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Large cities such as

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are struggling to house new arrivals and meet their basic needs. Cities are looking for ways to support these new arrivals—some for a short time, others for months, years or permanently.

I study forced migration, government responses to it, and

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. My focus is on humanitarian arrivals—people who enter the U.S. legally as asylum-seekers, resettled refugees or under various temporary protection programs, also known as parole.

In total, the Biden administration has admitted or authorized admitting roughly 1.5 million people under these programs since 2021. Cities need help to cope with these waves of new arrivals. The good news is that with support, refugees and people receiving asylum successfully integrate into life in the U.S. and

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Entering on humanitarian grounds

People immigrate to the ******* States for many reasons and receive different types of visas and treatment when they arrive. Here are the main types of humanitarian admissions:

—Humanitarian parole: The federal government can give certain groups permission to enter or remain in the U.S. if it finds “

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” for doing so. People who enter through parole programs must have an approved financial supporter in the U.S. They typically can stay for one to two years and may apply for authorization to work.

Currently, the federal government is admitting

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under a parole program for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The Biden administration has also admitted people from Afghanistan and Ukraine through other parole programs. In total, the Biden administration has admitted

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—Refugees and asylees: People who can show that they have experienced persecution, or have a well-founded ***** of being persecuted based on their race, religion, nationality, social affiliations or political opinion, can apply for ******** status or asylum. Asylum is granted to people who are already in the U.S. ******** status is provided to people who are vetted abroad and approved for resettlement.

Resettled refugees and people granted asylum can apply for authorization to work in the U.S. After one year in the U.S., they are eligible to apply for legal permanent residence, also known as a green card.

For fiscal year 2024, Biden has approved a

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. There is no limit on the number of people who may be granted asylum each year.

Applicants for asylum, however, must

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in the U.S., who will decide whether their fears qualify them to be allowed to remain. U.S. immigration courts are heavily backed up, with

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. Asylum applicants can remain in the U.S. while their case is pending, but they cannot receive work permits

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Where new immigrants settle

As has been the case

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, Texas and Florida are

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, along with cities in New York, Illinois and Colorado. Counties where new migrants make up more than 2% of the population include Queens, New York; Miami-Dade, Florida; and Denver, Colorado.

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In cities, many humanitarian immigrants find work in the hospitality and health care industries. Others move to small towns in rural areas, where they work in long-standing migrant sectors such as meatpacking, health services and agriculture.

People who come with an intent to stay are motivated to put down roots and become part of their new communities. But becoming established can take time, and newcomers’ needs can stress city neighborhoods that are already struggling with housing and employment problems. The months immediately following their arrival is the time when ******** newcomers need support of all kinds.

Working with diaspora communities

New arrivals often move to particular towns or city neighborhoods because they know that people from their country are well established there. These residents are familiar with the new arrivals’ home language and cultures and understand their needs.

For example, there are

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. The U.S. also has large communities of parolees, including Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans, and long-standing diasporas of resettled refugees and asylum recipients from many parts of the world.

I see established diasporas as a critical resource for supporting new immigrants and maximizing benefits for host communities. By working with diaspora individuals and families to support new arrivals, federal and state governments could redirect funds that are now going to hotels and shelters.

For example, Boston has struggled in recent months to

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, placing several thousand families at hotel and motel sites—an unusual and expensive practice born of necessity. An alternative might be to offer cash payments or tax breaks to some of the state’s

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in return for housing new Haitian arrivals for a few months.

Diaspora households can offer information about navigating city bureaucracies, finding jobs and accessing banking services, in addition to the comfort of familiar food and company. These communities can be an enormous help to new immigrants as they become established and begin to contribute to the city.

Such incentives could also be aimed at non-diaspora communities and people who are willing to help newcomers. A direct community support system, with safeguards built in to protect both the refugees and their hosts, would cost a city or state much less than paying for hotel rooms.

Faster work permits

Speeding up work authorizations for new arrivals can shorten the time they need support from the government. Under federal law, most nonresident foreign nationals must obtain an

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in order to apply for jobs in the U.S.

Currently, although the Biden administration is trying to move more quickly, these applications are taking

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. Once immigrants have work permits in hand, diasporas and host neighborhoods could receive tax breaks or other economic benefits in return for helping them find work.

There are other things cities and the federal government can do to support new humanitarian arrivals. Banks could be encouraged to support ******** business, as

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is

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—a tech company that provides online banking services—based in Austin, Texas, and founded in 2021 by a group of immigrants. It allows immigrants who do not yet have permanent addresses or Social Security numbers to open free online banking accounts with nontraditional documentation from their home countries.

With adequate support, new arrivals usually find their feet and become self-reliant

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. Using federal and state resources to enlist host neighborhoods and diaspora communities in this process would help ensure that everyone benefits.

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