Former President Donald *****’s ban on guest worker visas has expired, allowing foreign workers to reapply for entry into the United States. The news is a win for tech companies including Apple, Twitter, and Google, each of which vocally opposed the policy.
Former President Donald ***** said the ban was a response to rising unemployment in the United States, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On the campaign trail, Joe ***** pushed back on this claim, calling it an attempt to distract from the ***** Administration’s failure on the virus.
The ban focused on H-1B visas, but impacted a broader range of workers, NPR reports. Executives at big corporations and students participating in work-study programs were also caught up in the fray.
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