Lawmakers reach a deal to avert a government shutdown.

The government publishes a regulation on additional H-2B visas.

And a new report estimates the economic cost of the U.S. green card backlog.

We cover all this and more on this week's BAL Immigration Report.

Guest: Jack Malde.

Green Light to Growth: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Clearing Green Card Backlogs: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/green-light-to-growth-estimating-the-economic-benefits-of-clearing-green-card-backlogs/.