š§µ These measures are absolutely unnecessary. Georgia already has some of the most strict voting laws in the country. Besides, the laws we have in place WORKED brilliantly. There was absolutely no fraud outside of the minuscule norms. #gapol
Georgia is at the center of the effort, with Republicans discussing a sweep of new policies after Biden won the state -- and @GovKemp endorsing new photo ID requirements for absentee ballots. #gapol https://t.co/05FSLXlDy6
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) January 24, 2021
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My piece in the NY Times today: "the Trump administration is denying applications submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services at a rate 37 percent higher than the Obama administration did in 2016."
Based on this analysis: "Denials for immigration benefitsātravel documents, work permits, green cards, worker petitions, etc.āincreased 37 percent since FY 2016. On an absolute basis, FY 2018 will see more than about 155,000 more denials than FY 2016." https://t.co/Bl0naOO0sh
"This increase in denials cannot be credited to an overall rise in applications. In fact, the total number of applications so far this year is 2 percent lower than in 2016. It could be that the higher denial rate is also discouraging some people from applying at all.."
Thanks to @gsiskind for his insightful comments. The increase in denials, he said, is āsignificant enough to make one think that Congress must have passed legislation changing the requirements. But we know they have not.ā
My conclusion:
Based on this analysis: "Denials for immigration benefitsātravel documents, work permits, green cards, worker petitions, etc.āincreased 37 percent since FY 2016. On an absolute basis, FY 2018 will see more than about 155,000 more denials than FY 2016." https://t.co/Bl0naOO0sh
"This increase in denials cannot be credited to an overall rise in applications. In fact, the total number of applications so far this year is 2 percent lower than in 2016. It could be that the higher denial rate is also discouraging some people from applying at all.."
Thanks to @gsiskind for his insightful comments. The increase in denials, he said, is āsignificant enough to make one think that Congress must have passed legislation changing the requirements. But we know they have not.ā
My conclusion:
