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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 03:19 PM Aug 2017

Trumps administration is considering reducing visas for U.S. cultural and work exchange programs,


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-visas-idUSKCN1B70XX


(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration is
considering reducing visas for U.S. cultural and work exchange programs, including au pairs and summer workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.


Trump, a former New York real estate magnate who has relied on seasonal workers at his hotels and resorts, campaigned on promises to restore American jobs.

The Wall Street Journal said the U.S. government was eyeing “major reductions” for five of the employment-based cultural exchange visas in the J-1 visa program, citing unnamed sources.

The J-1 program also includes visas for university students, but the WSJ said those were not under examination for cuts.

A U.S. State Department fact sheet says the J-1 visa program has 15 categories that provide “opportunities for around 300,000 foreign visitors per year to experience U.S. society and culture.”

The State Department said it did not have an immediate comment on the report on Sunday evening.

*This 'reduction' is code word for non-European workers

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Trumps administration is considering reducing visas for U.S. cultural and work exchange programs, (Original Post) SummerSnow Aug 2017 OP
Wasn't his foreign born mother a nanny? n/t malaise Aug 2017 #1
yes, but she had the complexion for the protection SummerSnow Aug 2017 #2
LOL malaise Aug 2017 #4
Sigh. Why do we bother with 3 branches of government? leftstreet Aug 2017 #3
Do we have three? BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #5

leftstreet

(36,106 posts)
3. Sigh. Why do we bother with 3 branches of government?
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 03:23 PM
Aug 2017

when this worthless piece of shit can just do whatever he wants

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