The Independent View: Biden Allows Trump Ban on Temporary Foreign Workers to Expire

Biden allowed a Proclamation from Trump that had Blocked many Temporary Foreign Workers from coming into the U.S. to Expire, on Wednesday, according to a Court Filing, on Thursday.

Trump First issued his Directive, on Temporary Foreign Workers, in June 2020 and Renewed it through March 31st 2021, before leaving Office, portraying it as Necessary to Protect American Workers amid High Unemployment during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

President Biden will let a Ban on certain Temporary Foreign Work Visas, that Expired on Wednesday, according to Two Administration Officials.

The Blocked Visas was for a Variety of Jobs including: Computer Programmers and Engineers who enter the U.S. on H-1B Visas; Students on Work-Study Programs; and Seasonal Workers in the Hospitality Industry.

The Trump Administration, said at the time, that the Ban on Temporary Work Visas, as well as a separate Block on Green Cards, was necessary to Protect Employment Opportunities for Americans who Lost their Jobs because of the Economic Toll of the Pandemic.

But numerous Studies have shown that Immigrants Benefit the Economy. Business Leaders openly Criticized the Orders as Blocking Critically needed Employees willing to Work Jobs that Americans are Not willing to do or capable of doing.

After Business Associations filed a Lawsuit against the Order on Foreign Workers, a Federal Judge in California, in October 2020, lifted the Ban on a Large number of the work Visas.

The Ruling, at the time, only applied to Members of Organizations that Sued the Administration, including: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; National Association of Manufacturers; National Retail Federation; Intrax Inc., which sponsors Cultural Exchanges; and TechNet, a Technology Industry Group.

Biden had already Revoked Trump’s Ban on New Green Cards, saying it did Not “advance the interests of the United States.”

Even during the pandemic, Biden said the Restrictions Harmed the Mation by “preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here. It also harms industries in the United States that utilize talent from around the world.”