Outgoing US President Donald Trump extended this Thursday to March 31 two decrees suspending entry into the country of many applicants for permanent residence and other temporary workers, despite opposition from numerous companies in the nation.
The measures that Trump extended expired on Thursday, and the president issued them in April and June with the argument that the destruction of jobs as a result of the Covid-19 crisis deserved new immigration restrictions.
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“The effects of Covid-19 on the United States labor market and on the health of American communities are matters of concern,” Trump wrote in a presidential proclamation ordering the extension of both vetoes to March 31. .
US President-elect Joe Biden will have the power to remove those vetoes once he takes power on Jan. 20, but has not clarified whether he will. The first of the vetoes, issued in April, suspended the issuance of permanent residency abroad, known as “green cards” or “green cards”.
The effects of COVID-19 on the US labor market and the health of American communities are issues of concern
The main effect of this veto was to prevent family reunification for US citizens of foreign descent or permanent residents of the country.
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Under the veto, only foreign spouses of US citizens or their children under the age of 21 can obtain permanent residency, which excludes parents, siblings or children of a different age; in addition to the spouses or children of permanent residents.
The second veto, issued in June, went ahead and stopped the issuance of new H-1B-type visas, intended for certain skilled workers, such as those working in the technology industry; H-4, which are for the partners of these employees; as well as L-1 visas, which are designed for executives who work for large companies.
The ban also affects H-2B’s work permits, for workers in the hotel and construction industry, and J-1, for researchers and research professors and other exchange programs, such as fellowships or nannies.
Many companies have denounced that this veto could slow the recovery of the country’s economy, But Trump maintains that there is a need to ensure that existing jobs go to Americans.
The overall US unemployment rate is now well below the 14% it reached when Trump first vetoed it in April, and was 6.7 in November.
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