Suspend Visa Programs to Help Unemployed US Workers, Think Tank Urges Trump

Suspend Visa Programs to Help Unemployed US Workers, Think Tank Urges Trump
President Donald Trump speaks to workers at the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-On in Kenosha, Wisconsin on April 18, 2017. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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President Donald Trump should suspend the popular investor visa and white-collar visa programs as part of an effort to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers by 1.2 million, or nearly 50 percent, during the current economic crisis, according to the nonpartisan Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).

The recommendations came this week when CIS, a think tank that describes itself on its website as “low-immigration, pro-immigrant,” held an online panel discussion about its recent “Hire American” report.