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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.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday June 24 2020, @04:03PM (3 children)
Yeah . . .
* BEFORE: Mexico will pay for the wall; AFTER: US Taxpayers will pay for the wall (or citizens will pay through tariffs)
* BEFORE: Repeal and Replace ACA, no cuts to Medicare / Medicaid; AFTER: Some of ACA can stay because (shock) Republicans like it, cut Medicaid causing millions to lose insurance
* BEFORE: Won't touch entitlement programs!; AFTER: Cut Medicaid by 25% and "reform" entitlements
* BEFORE: Won't intervene in Syria; AFTER: Strike the Syrian regime
* BEFORE: Drain the swamp; AFTER: staff the government and white house with lobbyists
Many more examples easily googled.
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(Score: 2) by Bot on Wednesday June 24 2020, @04:20PM (2 children)
Major logic error here, if I say all x are y I don't imply that any not x is not y.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday June 24 2020, @06:22PM (1 child)
Take the original line:
I think I can simply replace socialists with Republicans and the statement is equally true.
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(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday June 26 2020, @08:37PM
The Republican usually follows the announced plans, it cheats on the outcome. Also, they do not align as tightly to The One Truth. Morally speaking, that is irrelevant, both cheaters, practically speaking they are easier to decode.
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