Trump to suspend immigration to US for 60 days amid coronavirus crisis
President Trump at a recent meeting on caronavirus response efforts.
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President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his government would suspend immigration to the United States for 60 days and temporarily block the entry of permanent residents seeking green cards. The president said the move was necessary “to protect US workers” Corona virus The pandemic continues.
“I will temporarily suspend immigration to the United States,” Trump said during a White House briefing on Tuesday. “By interrupting immigration, we are helping to put unemployed Americans first for jobs. It would be wrong and unfair to replace Americans who have been released by the virus with new immigrants from abroad.”
Trump said the order would be reevaluated after 60 days and could be changed “based on economic conditions”.
The suspension, which is expected to affect tens of thousands of people, was first announced in a tweet by the president on Monday evening.
“Given the attack of the invisible enemy and the need to protect the jobs of our BIG American citizens, I will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States!” Trump said in one Tweet.
Given the attack of the invisible enemy and the need to protect the jobs of our BIG American citizens, I will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
The United States has the most coronavirus infections with more than 780,000 confirmed cases – an increase of more than 20,000 on Monday. The death toll in the U.S. was also over 42,000 on Monday.
Trump’s announcement came amid growing concerns that the pandemic will have profound and lasting effects on the economy. Some economists suggest that We are already in a recessionwhile others predict a more economic future that is worse than everything since the Great Depression. As many as 16.8 million US workers have applied for unemploymentWith another 5.2 million only added to their ranks this week.
Under an order spent From March disease control and prevention centers, US border officials quickly processed migrants found on both land borders. The Trump administration also announced this deny certain cross-border migrants entry to the United StatesThe government notes that relying on far-reaching powers to refuse entry to foreigners can transmit a communicable disease.
