Borders Tighten on Both Sides: U.S. Visa Crackdown and Canada's Anti-Immigration Backlash

The United States has paused all immigrant visa applications worldwide, while simultaneously planning to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas from asylum seekers in what would be the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history. The State Department initiated the global pause in early August, citing the need for "in-depth training" on new "public charge" rules designed to block applicants deemed potential drains on public coffers. For...