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On Thursday night in a GOP debate hosted by Fox News, Donald Trump came around to the idea of H1-B visas for highly skilled workers, saying "I'm changing it, and I'm softening the position because we need to have talented people in this country." NPR takes a look at the significance of Trump's switch and where GOP candidates stand with visas for immigrant workers.

Planet Money's Zoe Chace reports that the immigration overhaul bill proposes doubling the number of skilled-worker visas available to companies that want to hire foreign workers. But the application process is a challenge in itself. (This piece initially aired May 2, 2013, on Morning Edition.)

Immigration advocates often tout how many startups are founded by foreigners. Yet the U.S. does not offer startup visas. Some entrepreneurs turn to a program started as an experiment in Massachusetts.

The U.S. canceled 1,000 visas given to Chinese students it alleges have ties to the Chinese military. The dramatic step is to counter what officials say is a concerted Chinese espionage effort.

International students from around the world are arriving on American college campuses after a very rocky summer.

In Hong Kong, the rejection of a Canadian scholar's visa highlights the erosion of academic freedom.

The U.S. is supposed to allow everyone to come to the annual United Nations General Assembly, which opens next week. But Washington has yet to rule on the visa application by Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president who's been indicted on genocide charges by the International Criminal Court.

Recent terrorist attacks have prompted changes to the U.S. visa waiver program. But the changes have caused confusion in Europe and critics say they could spark retaliation.

The move follows the Supreme Court's decision in June striking down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Every year thousands of undocumented immigrants are allowed to stay in the U.S. because they've been victims of a crime. But an increasing number are denied visas because demand outstrips slots.