Critics say that this move would essentially cut off the vital public benefits available to immigrants in the country, leading to grave problems including health issues. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has restricted immigration from two Asian and four more African countries — including Nigeria, that continent’s most populous nation. Trump's New Immigration Law: What You Need To Know. I look forward to working with the Trump Administration in its second term to permanently reform these broken programs,” he said.“President Trump has repeatedly promised that he would put American workers first, and to his credit, he did just that,” Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) President Dan Stein said in a statement. “For the most part, the president withstood intense pressure from powerful business interests that continue to demand more cheap foreign labor, even as they have laid-off an unprecedented number of American workers over the past three months.”"We fully expect that the agencies charged with carrying out this Proclamation in furtherance of the president’s intent to aid struggling American workers will resist pressure from corporate lobbyists to abuse their discretionary authority," he said, a nod to concerns that exemptions could be broadened by interpretation.The move is the latest immigration-related step by the president in response to the coronavirus crisis. Qualified employers who are concerned workers will be unable to enter the US due to travel restrictions can employ those already in the US with a certain visa status.Among the reasons listed by the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Agriculture for the temporary rule change is protecting the nation's food supply chain.Administration officials advised agricultural groups that seasonal farm workers wouldn't be affected.Trump: Immigration order to apply only to green cardsTrump: Immigration order to apply only to green cardsTrump claims funding USPS will lead to ballot fraudBernie Sanders on USPS: Trump is crazy, not stupid Trump doesn't refute false birther theory about Sen. Harris Lifelong Republican: I'm voting Biden because I'm disgustedBiden on masks: Be a patriot, protect your fellow citizensUS calls to ease shower rules after Trump complains about his hairGOP governor compares reopening schools with bin Laden raidTrump announces Israel and UAE agree to historic dealHe could make history as the nation's first 'second man''Um, wow': Berman stunned by Trump's briefing remarksHear from Kamala Harris' uncle in Delhi on her Indian heritageLegendary journalist set to release new book about TrumpKamala Harris describes moment she got the call from Biden
All rights reserved. President Donald Trump said he will soon sign a merit-based immigration measure and would address “in a very Republican way” a program he has sought to end that shields 670,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation.“We’re going to be signing an immigration act very soon,” Trump told reporters Tuesday at a White House press briefing. Immigrants who ball below certain income levels too would fate the heat of being branded a “public charge”.The new rule would pose a serious hindrance to people coming from low income backgrounds and low income nations. Immigrants wait at a Greyhound bus station after being released from detention in San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 2018. Trump says he’ll deal in ‘Republican way’ with DACA program President Donald Trump signed his anticipated executive order barring some immigration to the United States on Wednesday evening, nearly 48 hours after announcing the move on Twitter. Observers also predict a "spillover" effect, wherein U.S citizens too will be affected by the outcome of the law.Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke too slammed the new rule with a tweet. President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order to limit immigration to the United States for the rest of this year. Miller has long acted as a main internal advocate for limits on immigration through executive action.An administration official told CNN that acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli also played a key role in driving the push for the executive order. Trump … ""We were in need of bold action and President Trump has delivered in a big way. Immigration hardliners, who have urged the administration to reduce the flow of immigration to the US, heralded Trump's decision.