The data found that H-1B visas fell by at least 78% and spousal visas declined more than 60%, while student and immigrant visas were cut nearly 50%. The reduction in H-1B admissions is particularly notable because previous attempts to restrict the program through Congressional legislation were stymied by special interest spending.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Trump Cuts Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Migration
US Politics11 days ago
Admissions for refugees and asylees in the U.S. plummeted by more than 90% under the Trump administration's policies to curtail lawful entry. A new analysis by the Cato Institute shows that this decline is part of a wider trend in which the government reduced nearly every category of legal immigration by a larger percentage than it reduced illegal migration.
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