The outgoing president of EE. UU., Donald Trump, extended this Thursday until next March 31st two decrees suspending the 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 renewed expired this Thursday and the president issued them in April and June, with the argument that the destruction of jobs caused by the covid-19 crisis deserved new migratory restrictions.
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“The effects of covid-19 on the U.S. labor market and on the health of U.S. press releases are issues of concern,” Trump wrote in a presidential proclamation ordering the extension of two vetoes until the March 31st.
The US President-elect. U.S. Joe Biden will have the power to remove those vetoes once he comes to power on Jan. 20, but has not clarified whether he will. The first of the vetoes, issued in April, suspended the issuance abroad of permanent residence permits, known as “Green cards” or “green cards”.
The effects of covid-19 on the U.S. labor market and on the health of U.S. press releases are issues of concern.
The main impact of this veto has been to prevent the family reunification of American citizens of foreign origin or permanent residents in the country.
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Under the veto, only foreign spouses of American citizens or their children under the age of 21 can access a permanent residence permit., Which excludes parents, siblings, or children of another age; in addition to the spouses or children of permanent residents.
The second veto, issued in June, went further and froze the issuance of new H-1B type visas, designed for certain skilled workers, such as those employed in the technology industry; the H-4, which are for couples of these employees; as well as L-1 visas, which are intended for executives working for large corporations.
The ban also affects H-2B employment permits, For workers in the hotel and construction sectors, and the J-1, which are for researchers and research professors and other job exchange programs, such as scholarships or babysitters.
Many companies have denounced that this veto could slow the recovery of the country’s economy, but Trump maintains that it is necessary to ensure that existing occupations go to Americans.
The general unemployment rate in the US UU. It is now well below the 14% it achieved when Trump cast its first veto, in April, and in November stood at 6.7.
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