US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will "temporarily suspend" immigration to the United States to "protect American jobs" in the face of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus.
"In light of the attack of the Invisible Enemy, and faced with the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American citizens, I will sign a presidential decree to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States," tweeted Donald. Trump.
In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020No details on how or duration
The coronavirus, which he calls "invisible enemy", has already killed more than 42,000 people in the United States, where 766,660 cases have been recorded. Some 22 million Americans have also lost their jobs due to the economic consequences of the epidemic.
The American president, however, gave no details on how he intended to implement this decision and for how long. He had in January restricted travel with China where the new virus appeared in December, before banning travel between the United States and most European countries in mid-March.
Donald Trump has since been impatient with efforts to fight the epidemic, seeming to encourage protesters angry with the measures adopted in certain states, and approve the lifting of the containment in several regions of the country. The American president, candidate for his re-election, had campaigned on measures aimed at limiting immigration.
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