The Government’s opinion regarding foreign workers

President Donald Trump took office in 2017 and has since proposed to reduce immigration in the US.

According to the Trump government, immigration, including business or corporate immigration, negatively affects the economy and becomes an unnecessary burden on the country.

According to the opinion of the current administration of the US, foreign workers:

• Reduce job opportunities for the local population.
• Saturate the country’s economic system.
• Use essential social benefits for legal citizens.
• They lower wages for the local population.

Therefore, Trump’s administration has tried by all means to reduce the number of immigrants, including foreign workers, who enter the US annually.

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The arrival of the pandemic and foreign workers

The massive outbreak of Coronavirus in the North American territory gave the Trump government the opportunity to reduce immigration in the country.

The current administration of the US wants to implement measures to reduce the number of work visas issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

In fact, last Tuesday, June 16, 2020, several senior Trump administration officials met to discuss possible changes in the visa policies offered to foreign skilled workers.

According to the official statement, the president wants to reduce the number of work visas or increase restrictions. However, it has not yet been publicly announced.

The work permits for specialized foreigners that could be affected are:

• H-1B Visa.
• H-2B Visa.
• H4 Visa.

These are the visas issued by USCIS that allow foreign workers to come to the US to work in specific areas of the local market.

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What could be the repercussions of reducing business immigration?

Recently, there have been several studies that analyze the possible repercussions of reducing the number of foreign workers entering the US annually.

Some of the study results show that:

• Immigrants are normally the US workforce and constantly boost the economy.
• They are known for creating small and medium-sized companies, increasing job opportunities for the local population.
• Thousands of foreigners come to work in the country in the agriculture sector.
  They work the land, planting and harvesting the food that goes to the table of American families.
• Immigrants normally work in sectors such as construction, food transportation, agriculture, health.
• The US’ food supply chain benefits greatly from foreign workers. Reducing the number of work visas issued annually could create a labor shortage in local markets.

Thus, foreign skilled workers could be a key player in overcoming the current economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to that, those who are going to suffer the consequences of the labor shortage are the local markets, the local companies and the American families.

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