Trump Blocks Permanent Immigration to USA

Says its to save jobs for immigration
UUSA President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will issue an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States to protect US workers amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
“It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad,” Trump said in a White House press briefing.
“We must first take care of the American worker.”
Trump said the executive order would only apply to immigrants seeking permanent residency in the United States, a process informally known as obtaining a green card.
The order will however not affect people entering on temporary non-immigrant visas, he said. Such visas are used by tourists, business travelers and foreign workers.

The US Department of State issued roughly 462,000 immigrant visas in fiscal year 2019, which began on October 1, 2018. HE said the order, which could be signed as soon as Wednesday, will have exemptions, but did not provide details.
Trump did not say what the executive order would mean for people who have immigrant visas and jobs secured in the United States but have not yet moved to the United States.
The suspension will last 60 days, according to Trump administration. After that, the president said he will review US economic conditions and decide whether it should be extended. Future extensions could potentially be longer than 60 days, Trump said.
The potential executive order would include exemptions for people involved in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, including farm workers and those helping to secure US food supplies, the official said.
Trump said at the briefing Tuesday that he may issue a second order at a later date, but did not provide details.

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