{"id":258956,"date":"2020-06-23T00:42:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T04:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258956"},"modified":"2020-06-23T00:42:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T04:42:32","slug":"trump-temporarily-halts-many-new-job-visas-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/23\/trump-temporarily-halts-many-new-job-visas-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump temporarily halts many new job visas for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In addition to H1-B visas, Trump’s order bars his administration from issuing new H-4 visas for the spouses of H-1B and H-2B visa holders, H-2B visas for seasonal workers, and L visas for executives at large companies for the remainder of the year. (File Photo:<\/a> The White House\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that bars many new employment-based visas from being issued this year, including the type of visas generally used for high-skilled workers.<\/p>\n

In addition to H1-B visas, Trump’s order bars his administration from issuing new H-4 visas for the spouses of H-1B and H-2B visa holders, H-2B visas for seasonal workers, and L visas for executives at large companies for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n

J visas for education immigration will also be halted.<\/p>\n

Those who already have valid visas will not be affected, even if they are currently outside of the US. But over half a million people are expected to be prevented from entering the country legally on the employment visas, a senior administration official told reporters ahead of the order’s official unveiling.<\/p>\n

The decision to block the new visas is a protectionist effort by the president to shield American workers from foreign competition for jobs as the US struggles to recover from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Trump has long touted a hard line on migration to the US, both legal and illegal, and has ramped up his anti-immigrant rhetoric heading into Nov. 3’s presidential election, where he is set to face presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

Trump in April issued another executive order to halt all legal permanent immigration to the US for at least 60 days.<\/p>\n

That order only applied to those seeking permanent residency, meaning green card-seekers, but did not apply to individuals seeking US entry on a temporary basis. But he later acknowledged that he was considering additional orders that could further narrow eligibility for US entry.<\/p>\n

Millions of Americans lost their jobs amid the pandemic as various state governors ordered non-essential businesses to halt operations, and many businesses that were deemed essential were ordered to operate on a reduced basis.<\/p>\n

Unemployment continues to exceed 13% in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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