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The article reports on the political, logistical and administrative obstacles face by U.S. migrants who are ready to work. It informs the rise in the number of work authorizations given to people seeking or granted asylum, refugees and those covered by temporary protected status and humanitarian parole from 2022 to 2023. It shows the difficulty experienced by migrants in completing the process of work permit applications or visa renewal.

The article focuses on the diversity and positive contributions of immigrants in Queens, contrasting it with Donald Trump's anti-immigration stance, which includes inflammatory language and proposed drastic policies that could lead to an economic disaster and are described as fascist-adjacent.

The article discusses the need by the U.S. for more low-skilled immigrants as the baby boom generation ages out of the labor force. Topics covered include the occupations expected to experience the fastest growth between 2014 and 2024, such as personal care and home health aides, the threat of President Donald Trump to get rid of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. and the proposition that immigrant laborers take the jobs and depress the wages of Americans competing with them in the work force.