Author: David Bier / Political Geography: North America

Author:: Angelo A. Paparelli, David Bier, Peter Choi, and Stephen Yale-Loehr
Publication Date:: 10-2024
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Cato Institute
Abstract:: Existing US immigration statutes, regulations, and policies do not expressly authorize the short-term admission of digital nomads: typically, college-educated professionals who use laptops, cell phones, and other digital technology to perform their occupations remotely while traveling. Nor do these rules explain how to manage the admission of noncitizens who are not digital nomads per se but who, while lawfully visiting the United States to see family or go to an industry conference, log on to their laptop or phone to review and respond to routine business matters such as replying to emails.
Topic:: Visa, Immigration Policy, Remote Work, Digital Nomads, and Work
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

Author:: David Bier
Publication Date:: 01-2019
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: The Cato Journal
Institution:: The Cato Institute
Abstract:: The Trump administration has proposed a new regulation that would greatly expand an old rule banning legal residence to immigrants deemed “likely to become a public charge”—that is, someone who the government has the responsibility to care for (USCIS 2018). The rule does not, nor could it, change eligibility for welfare programs for noncitizens in the United States. Instead, it requires applicants to prove that they are not likely, in the future, to become so dependent on welfare that they become a “public charge.” Therefore, the question regarding this regulation is not whether it is appropriate for noncitizens to become dependent on welfare, but whether the government will accurately predict their likelihood of doing so.
Topic:: Immigration, Welfare, and Donald Trump
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

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