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Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End of Year

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday June 24 2020, @02:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-yellow-cards dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:

Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year:

President Trump on Monday extended a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and signed an executive order to suspend new H-1B, L-1, J and other temporary work visas for skilled workers, managers and au pairs through the end of the year.

The goal of the move is to protect 525,000 jobs as part of the White House response to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said a senior administration official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity. NPR first reported the impending order on Saturday.

"Americans have been hurt through no fault of their own due to the coronavirus," the official said. "And the president is prioritizing getting them back into the labor supply and getting them to work and standing on their own two feet again."

[...] But other workers will also be affected, including foreign au pairs who provide child care. Professors and scholars are not to be included in the order, the official said. There will be a provision to request exemptions. The order is not expected to affect immigrants and visa holders already in the United States.

[...] The order did not apply to H-2A agriculture workers, who Trump says are necessary to ensure grocery store shelves remain stocked with fruits and vegetables. Health care workers involved in treating coronavirus patients will also be exempt.

Also at CNET, NYTimes, WSJ

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 24 2020, @04:46AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 24 2020, @04:46AM (#1011866)

    Probably 4 years too late, but about time...

    Google "how not to hire an american' for everything on this scam..

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by edinlinux on Wednesday June 24 2020, @05:39AM

    by edinlinux (4637) on Wednesday June 24 2020, @05:39AM (#1011876)

    There's lots on in those google results.. this particular link was really insightful (video and article instructing how to disqualify Americans so you can get a (cheaper) H-1B instead and get rid of your Americans)

    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/6/18/347849/- [dailykos.com]

  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Wednesday June 24 2020, @03:34PM

    by Bot (3902) on Wednesday June 24 2020, @03:34PM (#1012005) Journal

    It is well on time for the upcoming election.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 24 2020, @07:05PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 24 2020, @07:05PM (#1012100)

    When the economy was recovering and we were down around 4% unemployment pretty much everywhere was having an issue with hiring, my employer was unable to find a programmer and we offer 85k/year starting + pension + health care. We chose to not fill the position rather than push for a worker from India at a lower price (unlike the other snakes out there). With the economy in the shitter and unemployment at an all time high due to the pandemic we need to restrict companies from trying to hire from outside. I would have preferred this all along, but its necessary now.