Trump’s new restrictions on work visas

It is evident that the arrival of the Coronavirus brought many changes and unbalanced the world economic system.

Due to the fact that the US is an epicenter of the massive outbreak of COVID-19, it makes it one of the countries most affected by the current economic crisis.

In fact, official figures show that the unemployment rate for May was 13%, which is the highest number witnessed in recent decades and it is actually lower than April’s rate.

That is why President Trump decided to change certain immigration policies to protect the local population and safeguard resources by preventing more foreigners from entering the country.

The most recent change in immigration policies affects directly foreign workers and employment-based visas.

Trump’s administration announced the temporary suspension of work visas issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

The emergency measure is effective from June 24, 2020 until the end of the year.

This official proclamation from the current administration of the US was communicated to the public on June 22, 2020.

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The media reaction due to the new restrictions

Dozens of companies, entities and non-profit organizations oppose the new regulations implemented by Trump’s government.

They assure that this new restrictions will negatively affect the local market and American companies that constantly benefit from the work of specialized foreigners.

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Democratic presidential candidate comments on this decision

Joe Biden, the Democratic party’s presidential nominee, commented on the new restrictions implemented by President Trump on work visas.

Biden says that the Trump administration’s decision is a strategy to distract the public attention.

The Democratic candidate, who is currently leading in presidential polls, argues that Donald Trump wants to evade responsibility for the blatant mismanagement of the global Coronavirus pandemic.

When Trump announced the new immigration restrictions, Biden publicly stated: “This is yet another attempt to distract from this Administration’s failure to lead an effective response to COVID-19. Immigrants help grow our economy and create jobs. The President can’t scapegoat his way out of this crisis”.

Thus, Biden openly argues that the pandemic management of Trump’s government was a failure and saturated the health system because it did not implement effective emergency measures at the right time.

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Donald Trump’s opinion

President Trump has not responded to Biden’s criticism regarding the new restrictions on work visas.

However, the emergency measures implemented by the current administration of the US have generated a lot of controversy and it seems as if they were all directed only to the immigration sector.

The White House has yet to respond to criticism and present solid arguments regarding the expected results of the new immigration restrictions.

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