Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2020) – After an April presidential proclamation suspending some immigrant entries, the White House will soon issue a second presidential proclamation to address the large number of non-immigrant (i.e. temporary) work visas. The Center for Immigration Studies has outlined 20 lawful executive actions President Trump could include in the upcoming proclamation, along with several regulatory changes – changes that would help American workers by reducing work visas and work permits to open up more than a million job opportunities.
To help observers compare the content of the upcoming proclamation with our recommendations, the Center has produced a scorecard, which is included below.
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Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director, said "The first presidential proclamation on the suspension of immigrant entries was a disappointment that did little to curtail immigration. President Trump has the opportunity with this upcoming proclamation to be bold, keep his campaign promises, and stimulate a return to employment for American workers over temporary foreign workers. The Center's scorecard will help assess how serious the president is in promoting the interests of American workers."
Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, said "With decisive executive action, Trump could potentially reduce the number of temporary foreign workers by 1.2 million, or nearly 50 percent, providing employment opportunities for a significant number of American workers who have been harmed by the coronavirus shutdown. The ideal scenario would be to suspend the entry of these foreign workers until our economy has recovered, and then phase programs back in, if they're actually needed, once the situation stabilizes."
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