A Broken Immigration System Keeps Workers Out of Jobs the U.S. Needs to Fill
North Dakota’s Hospitals are Desperate for Nurses, but Backlogs and Other Problems in Immigration Agencies Block the Way
Immigration attorney Leon Fresco was quoted in a Washington Post article discussing the failures of the U.S. legal immigration system. The article examines how post-pandemic delays across federal agencies and a lack of congressional action have fueled a growing crisis for employers struggling to fill critical jobs. Mr. Fresco commented on the mounting backlogs causing years-long waits for qualified workers seeking entry through the legal immigration system.
"No matter who's in charge... the unions on the liberal side or the restrictionists, all have the cultural view that having the U.S. Department of Labor be friendly to immigrants is not a top priority," he said.
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