Trump freezes US green cards for 60 days
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald Trump has announced that the US government is freezing new green cards for two months, another strict immigration move he said is necessary to “take care of” American workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Trump said during his nightly press conference that he feels it “would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off because of the virus to be replaced” by foreign workers. Saying he would review the potential need to extend the freeze in two months, Mr Trump said he would make that decision based on the “economic conditions at that time”, not mentioning the state of the virus. The senate earlier on Tuesday passed a measure that will refill the PPP account, and Mr Mnuchin predicted it would be the “last tranche” needed for small businesses – but that’s only the case if the economy bounces back soon.
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