Now that we have a budget again, X is split between the Epstein Files and Immigration. At least on my feed, your algorithm may vary. Around 15% of Americans are immigrants. How many are legal, how did they get here, and why will Indian H-1B visa applicants have an 80 year wait to become lawful permanent residents?

Around 21 MILLION people applied for 55,000 visas in 37 days. This was for people in countries with few granted visas in the past five years. If you think America sucks, there are a lot of people who disagree. American immigration policy tries to combine economic vitality and humanity. Whether we should focus on bringing in mostly white people or have fewer immigrants are value choices along with economic ones.

Some of the references:

Manhattan Institute-Pro immigration for economically beneficial immigrants. The paper shares the financial results on changing our immigration policy.

https://manhattan.institute/article/the-fiscal-impact-of-immigration-2025-update

Indian asylum claims shoot to 51,000

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r56vr40jvo

Pew Research Center-March 4, 2025 article

https://pewrsr.ch/4h8Dxvj

Congressional Research Service article from October 15, 2024. Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Categories

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R45938/R45938.9.pdf

Keeping H-1B status while awaiting a Green Card (Lawful Permanent Status)

https://arvian-immigration.com/maintaining-h-1b-status-during-eb-green-card-process/

The November 2025 State Department Visa Bulletin-21 million people applied to get 55,000 diversity immigrant slots in 37 days.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_November2025.pdf