The President tweeted that because of the virus and massive unemployment, he is going to sign an Executive Order suspending immigration into the USA temporarily. In response, we've gotten the expected rash of outrage from many Democrats about how Trump and Republicans hate immigrants. It's the same stuff they said about Trump's attempts to end the flow of illegal aliens into our country.
I wish he didn't do it, but I'm impressed that he did.
First, let's look at the facts.
1. Right now, there are very few, if any, immigrants arriving in America. There's almost no flights coming in from abroad. The borders with Mexico and Canada are still closed. There's basically no way in. As a result, a temporary suspension doesn't really affect much. As the country reopens over the next few months, however, that situation will change.
2. There are tens of millions of people unemployed across the country. We don't know how many will be able to go back to work once we reopen, but it is safe to say that there are going to be many millions who won't get their jobs back because their employers went out of business. The last thing we need are more people coming here looking for work.
3. Conditions around the world are also going to be poor over the next year. That would normally be a driver of high immigration to the USA.
So what does this all mean? By stopping immigration temporarily, the President is making it easier for Americans and green card holders already here to get back to work. It will take a major source of extra workers out of the equation.
Even so, this is a move that is likely to hurt Trump politically. While the Dems were busy attacking Trump in his fight against illegal aliens, he always said that he supported legal immigration. With this one move, he gives the Dems ammunition to claim that is not true. By doing the right thing for the American people, he plays into the hands of the Dems. It's not often that we've had a president who would do the right thing for the American people even though it would hurt him politically.
I wish he didn't do it, but I'm impressed that he did.
First, let's look at the facts.
1. Right now, there are very few, if any, immigrants arriving in America. There's almost no flights coming in from abroad. The borders with Mexico and Canada are still closed. There's basically no way in. As a result, a temporary suspension doesn't really affect much. As the country reopens over the next few months, however, that situation will change.
2. There are tens of millions of people unemployed across the country. We don't know how many will be able to go back to work once we reopen, but it is safe to say that there are going to be many millions who won't get their jobs back because their employers went out of business. The last thing we need are more people coming here looking for work.
3. Conditions around the world are also going to be poor over the next year. That would normally be a driver of high immigration to the USA.
So what does this all mean? By stopping immigration temporarily, the President is making it easier for Americans and green card holders already here to get back to work. It will take a major source of extra workers out of the equation.
Even so, this is a move that is likely to hurt Trump politically. While the Dems were busy attacking Trump in his fight against illegal aliens, he always said that he supported legal immigration. With this one move, he gives the Dems ammunition to claim that is not true. By doing the right thing for the American people, he plays into the hands of the Dems. It's not often that we've had a president who would do the right thing for the American people even though it would hurt him politically.
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