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Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says

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      skybrian
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      As usual it's unclear what it really means, but there is a difference between halting travel and not processing visas. This is a problem for people already in the US who need visas to stay....

      As usual it's unclear what it really means, but there is a difference between halting travel and not processing visas. This is a problem for people already in the US who need visas to stay. Forcing people who live in the US to travel to their home country doesn't have anything to do with public health.

      11 votes
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        meatrocket
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        Tweeting this so soon after his other "LIBERATE [STATE]" posts really damns this to being an exclusively anti-immigrant measure (the article touches on this as well).

        Tweeting this so soon after his other "LIBERATE [STATE]" posts really damns this to being an exclusively anti-immigrant measure (the article touches on this as well).

        10 votes
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          that_knave
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          This is him stacking up accomplishments for when he can begin his rallies again. He can tout that he slowed immigration down, that he's on the side of the right-wingers who feel oppressed, he's...

          This is him stacking up accomplishments for when he can begin his rallies again. He can tout that he slowed immigration down, that he's on the side of the right-wingers who feel oppressed, he's being tough on Iranian boats that get too close to our ships.

          4 votes
          1. Kuromantis
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            I agree, but I think it's also to clog up/derail the debates and distract the moderators from actually criticizing him while goes on about how Biden is (insert chapo-derived language here) to turn...

            I agree, but I think it's also to clog up/derail the debates and distract the moderators from actually criticizing him while goes on about how Biden is (insert chapo-derived language here) to turn off leftists.

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    andre
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    Yet another attempt by the orange man to distract his followers from his poor coronavirus response and instead go back to the popular race-baiting narrative. Nevermind the fact a substantial...

    Yet another attempt by the orange man to distract his followers from his poor coronavirus response and instead go back to the popular race-baiting narrative. Nevermind the fact a substantial portion of essential workers, including nurses, are immigrants.

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    1. Omnicrola
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      Yup. I'm near Detroit, where somewhere around 2000 health care workers cross the border from Canada every day. Clearly though, we need to make working in the US harder. Just look at that article!...

      Nevermind the fact a substantial portion of essential workers, including nurses, are immigrants.

      Yup. I'm near Detroit, where somewhere around 2000 health care workers cross the border from Canada every day.

      Clearly though, we need to make working in the US harder. Just look at that article!

      The counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb and the city of Detroit totaled 24,161 cases of COVID-19 and 1,981 deaths in a population of about 3.9 million through Sunday — nearly two and a half times more cases and almost four times as many deaths as those in the province of Ontario

      Those sneaky Canadians brought all that caronavirus over the border so that they wouldn't have to deal with it! /s

      5 votes
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    Deimos
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    Specifically, it looks like they're suspending "green cards" (permanent residency) grants for 60 days, and won't affect temporary immigration. A lot of the details are still unclear or unknown.

    Specifically, it looks like they're suspending "green cards" (permanent residency) grants for 60 days, and won't affect temporary immigration. A lot of the details are still unclear or unknown.

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    1. Kenny
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      Consistently communicating in a way where one must always preface with "details are unclear or unknown" really builds credibility and trust.

      Consistently communicating in a way where one must always preface with "details are unclear or unknown" really builds credibility and trust.

      3 votes