Trump executive order extends a ban on employment-based visas through 2020

The idiocy of claiming this is about prevent coronavirus infections from an administration that has openly stated its method for reducing infections was to reduce testing, when we have utterly failed to even remotely contain just the first wave of infections is beyond frustrating.

The is about pandering to xenophobia and nothing else.

> The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, which are widely used by tech workers and their families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for cultural exchanges and L-1 visas for managers and other key employees of multinational corporations.

> Trump imposed a 60-day ban on green cards issued abroad in April, which was set to expire Monday. That announcement, which largely targeted family members, drew a surprisingly chilly reception from immigration hardliners, who said the president didn’t go far enough. The new steps to include non-immigrant visas went a long way toward appeasing hardliners.

I recently married my wife who was on a cultural exchange visa, Fulbright, and thankfully live out of states with her. We were hoping to apply for a green card eventually but the situation has gotten worse.

previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23605557