Visa freezing: Who is affected by Trump's immigration executive order and how

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that will freeze new visas for many foreign workers. The freezes will continue throughout the end of the year. Mr Trump said US visas had to be withheld to protect American jobs at a time when hundreds of thousands are out of work due to the coronavirus. The White House projected that 525,000 American jobs will be left unfilled by foreign workers as a result of the order. “American workers compete against foreign nationals for jobs in every sector of our economy, including against millions of aliens who enter the United States to perform temporary work,” the executive order proclamation states. “Under ordinary circumstances, properly...