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

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-02 16:00:26 | Updated at 2025-01-05 00:08:29 2 days ago

Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year
NPR ^ | June 20, 2020 | Franco Ordoñez

Posted on 01/02/2025 7:47:45 AM PST by wildcard_redneck

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."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History
KEYWORDS: 2020; 202006; 202007; h1b; suspension; trump

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If President Trump could suspend invasion visas in the last six months of his presidency in 2020 then he can do it on the first day of his presidency in 2025. We shall see.

One thing is for certain, the President is constitutionally in control of immigration into the United States. He doesn't control naturalization but he can control immigration by refusing to issue visas and closing the border itself.

I looked to see if this was ever overturned but found no evidence that it was.

To: wildcard_redneck

The article is 4 years old. Come on man.

Repost on Jan. 20.

2 posted on 01/02/2025 7:51:09 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET

To: wildcard_redneck

It sounds like he is singing a different tune now.

It’s impressive what $200M of Musk’s money can accomplish.

3 posted on 01/02/2025 7:51:35 AM PST by nitzy (Everything makes sense once you realize that we don't rule over ourselves and our rulers hate us.)

To: DIRTYSECRET

I’m glad this 4-year old article was posted today. It’s a reminder of what can be done. Hopefully Trump is still in this mindset even with Elon and Vivek public giving themselves massages over the wonderfulness of low paid foreign labor.

4 posted on 01/02/2025 7:55:31 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)

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