The recent executive order...
This may look like an imposition but there is no denial. The Pandemic has impacted everyone.
On June 22nd, 2020, the President of the United States of America will be signing an order to suspend the work visa's
https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/22/exclusive-trump-suspend-visas-coronavirus-immigration/
This may be a win for nationalists and people who have been made to believe that these temporary jobs can be taken up citizens and will boost employment. The order passed will block visa workers(H1-B, H2, L1, etc.) from applying for new Visa or renew their visa's.
This order will also mean that people who hold these visa may face difficulties travelling in & out of the country. Currently, there are travel restrictions in place and many have avoided travel. However, if someone had plans to travel then there will hit a roadblock. It will be a one-way ticket and people will have to go through the legal procedures and need to prepare for longer delays. There are restrictions on how long someone can stay out of the country. If the delay end up for more than 240 days then they wont be able to continue on the Visa. There are several people who are out of the country and were hoping to come back when the situation was better.. Some of them were working from remote location but this order will make it worse as they may not have a renewed visa to enter the country. They may have find ways to dispose their belongings in the US.. The Families may have to move their assets or belongings to a storage facility. The Families may have been paying rent and hoping to make a come back.. This order will only complicate things and many will have to look at other options.
Administration officials said the move would prevent immigrants from taking 525,000 jobs as unemployment remains above 13% amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This may look like the right thing to do and 525k jobs maybe now available. However, it may not be possible fill up these positions as there are other requirements and qualifications and often ignored.
If there are people on temporary visas currently in the country then it may be worth looking at other options and set expectations.. We don't know what's in store or what will happen tomorrow as this ban is in effect till end of this year or beyond that.
This new order is raising more questions and would be resulting in delays.
https://twitter.com/jgupta87/status/1274769523770560518?s=20
https://twitter.com/AILANational/status/1275055955659624450?s=20
https://twitter.com/girl_faraway/status/1275205779029741575?s=20
https://twitter.com/Dudakov_Lab/status/1275208095652655109?s=20
This post by Reddy & Neuman provides a summary of the executive order and how it will be affect the temporary visa workers:
https://twitter.com/Rczone530/status/1275209188092887040?s=20