Hacker News with Generative AI: Immigration

Ask HN: How to Emigrate from EU and Where? (ycombinator.com)
EU is in a perpetual state of decline and it seems there are no solutions in sight that would change its path in the next decade.

Immigration, Europe, Politics, Personal Finance

18 points by mathverse 17 hours ago | 21 comments

Chinese immigrants in the U.S. are running Temu shipping centers in their homes (restofworld.org)
Chinese immigrants in America are offering their living rooms and garages as warehouses to cross-border sellers on Temu, TikTok, and Amazon.

Immigration, E-commerce, Business, Technology, Social Impact

12 points by impish9208 6 days ago | 0 comments

Americans are Googling how to 'move to Europe'. We should welcome them (theguardian.com)
I am resisting the temptation to write a lamentation of anger and sorrow about Trump’s second victory. What is more useful is to think about what Europe can do to protect its environment, its people and its economy in a world where the Trump administration may act, in many ways, to undermine and even destroy it.

Immigration, Politics, Europe, United States

11 points by TMWNN 8 days ago | 19 comments

How do countries measure immigration, and how accurate is this data? (ourworldindata.org)
Debates about migration are often in the news. People quote numbers about how many people are entering and leaving different countries. Governments need to plan and manage public resources based on how their own populations are changing.

Immigration, Data, Statistics, Demographics, Government

5 points by therabbithole 9 days ago | 0 comments

AI tool could influence Home Office immigration decisions, critics say (theguardian.com)
A Home Office artificial intelligence tool which proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.

Artificial Intelligence, Immigration, Government, Policy, Technology

4 points by physicsguy 10 days ago | 0 comments

Private Prison Stocks Soar After Trump Win on Deportation Plans (bloomberg.com)
Private prison stocks soared Wednesday and Thursday as the companies eyed a potential bonanza from President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to carry out the largest mass detention and deportation of immigrants in US history.

Politics, Business, Immigration

7 points by throwaway5752 13 days ago | 0 comments

Trump Advisor's Denaturalization Project Sparks Concern Among Immigrants (balleralert.com)
A tweet from Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller has sparked intense debate and concern among immigrant communities after Trump’s recent victory.

Politics, Immigration, Law, Social Issues, United States

9 points by basementcat 14 days ago | 2 comments

Chinese student faces criminal charges for voting in Michigan. Ballot will count (detroitnews.com)
Ann Arbor — A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted Sunday in Ann Arbor and is being charged with two crimes, six days before a pivotal presidential election.

Politics, Elections, Immigration, Law, China

10 points by koolba 17 days ago | 21 comments

Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms (wired.com)
Elon Musk could have his United States citizenship revoked and be exposed to criminal prosecution if he lied to the government as part of the immigration process, according to legal experts.

Immigration, Law, Politics, United States

30 points by belter 19 days ago | 59 comments

Migrants Face Mass Kidnappings as U.S. and Mexico Ramp Up Enforcement (propublica.org)
It was Jan. 17 when Nevy de Zelada, a migrant from Guatemala, and her family were walking on the edge of a four-lane highway in southern Mexico in blistering, 100-degree heat.

Immigration, Mexico, Human Rights, Crime

11 points by hn_acker 19 days ago | 3 comments

Record numbers of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave US after election (cnbc.com)

Politics, Wealth, Immigration, United States

15 points by ivewonyoung 20 days ago | 7 comments

Musk appears to have worked in the US without authorization (wired.com)
Elon Musk could have his United States citizenship revoked and be exposed to criminal prosecution if he lied to the government as part of the immigration process, according to legal experts.

Immigration, Law, Elon Musk, United States

14 points by Bhilai 20 days ago | 11 comments

Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in the US after abandoning a graduate studies program in California, according to a Washington Post report that contrasted the episode with the South African multibillionaire’s anti-immigration views.

Elon Musk, Immigration, Business, Biography, Controversies

16 points by LopRabbit 23 days ago | 2 comments

Florida Eases Licensing Requirements for Foreign Trained Doctors (murthy.com)
Earlier this year, the State of Florida enacted a new law, known as the Live Healthy initiative, that makes it easier for certain physicians trained abroad to become licensed as physicians in that state.

Florida, Healthcare, Law, Immigration

73 points by kamaraju 27 days ago | 117 comments

Show HN: US visa price calculator (O-1A, O-1B, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW) (tukki.ai)
How much will my visa or green card cost?

Immigration, Visas, USA, Tools

13 points by svasilev 35 days ago | 0 comments

Migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border have fallen sharply in 2024 (pewresearch.org)
After reaching a record high at the end of 2023, the monthly number of U.S. Border Patrol encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico has plummeted so far in 2024.

Immigration, Border Security, United States, Mexico

6 points by hn_acker 47 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income? (ycombinator.com)

Freelancing, Passive Income, Immigration, Remote Work, Personal Finance

14 points by Scapeghost 52 days ago | 26 comments

The U.S. is approving citizenship applications at the fastest speed in years (msn.com)

Immigration, U.S. Policy, Government

82 points by impish9208 53 days ago | 106 comments

Family moved from US to Switzerland. The difference in quality of life is huge (businessinsider.com)
In 2016, my family was eager for change.

Switzerland, United States, Family, Immigration

11 points by theanonymousone 57 days ago | 6 comments

Undercover as a Farm Worker in Germany (theguardian.com)
Who keeps Europe’s wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east – and I went undercover to find them

Underpaid Workers, Labor Exploitation, Immigration, Europe, Germany

4 points by FrojoS 63 days ago | 0 comments

Sweden to pay refugees up to 341,00 USD to return (dn.se)
Regeringen går vidare med återvandringsbidraget och höjer det kraftigt till 350 000 kronor per person från 2026. Migrationsministern Johan Forssell (M) säger att det är värt att testa, trots att utredaren avråder från detta.

Immigration, Sweden, Policy, Politics

12 points by diggan 68 days ago | 9 comments

Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students (bbc.com)
A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK.

Immigration, Fraud, Education, UK

13 points by YeGoblynQueenne 72 days ago | 1 comments

How immigration remade the U.S. labor force (wsj.com)

Immigration, Labor, United States, Economics

33 points by coolanymous 78 days ago | 161 comments

Immigration and Crime: Sweden (inquisitivebird.xyz)

Immigration, Crime, Sweden

6 points by cubefox 87 days ago | 0 comments

I left Russia and moved to Florida. These were the 5 biggest culture shocks (msn.com)

Culture Shock, Russia, Florida, Immigration, Personal Experience

19 points by wslh 88 days ago | 4 comments

Kiwi billionaire Peter Thiel eyes possible shift to New Zealand (nzherald.co.nz)