US President Donald Trump says he will be signing a presidential executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States due to the invisible enemy coronavirus.
US President Donald Trump says he will be signing a presidential executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States due to coronavirus.
"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" Mr Trump tweeted. @realDonaldTrump In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!It has recorded more than 42,200 deaths and a total of 786,600 positive coronavirus infections, according to data by Johns Hopkins University.
The US economy has ground to a standstill due to the coronavirus and more than 22 million people have applied for unemployment benefits in the last month.
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