Media reports in the US show that the big war on immigration to deport undocumented immigrants from the country by incoming President, Donald Trump, may focus most on US visas. Talking of the priorities for his first 100 days as US President, Trump, who will be inaugurated on 20 January, has promised to have abuses of US visa programs, which undercut American workers, investigated by the Department of Labor.
Investigating the apparent abuse of such US visa programs was the first promise made by Trump on winning the Presidential election in November. The McClatchyDC news network says the issue is almost as explosive as the controversial billionaire’s pledge to build a wall on the border between the US and Mexico.
Critics of US visa programs enabling foreign workers to come to the US say that these are often the first step in outsourcing American jobs to foreign countries. As many as 85,000 foreign workers per annum are allowed to come to the US if they have ‘highly specialized knowledge’ and if qualified Americans cannot be found to fill jobs. Lawyer, Sara Blackwell, who represented employees from Carnival Corp, a Caribbean cruise line based in Miami, says that only time will tell if Trump will honor his promises.
McClatchyDC news network also claims that Trump will have a political obligation to deport undocumented immigrants, including those who gave their personal information to the US government, to become part of the deferred action program.