DEI | Global mobility | USA
Trump’s triumph – global tribulations
While uncertainty continues to swirl around what the Donald Trump presidency will mean for so many issues – not least, tariffs on international trade – fears are now emerging that he could be poised to clamp down on America’s approach to legal migration and global mobility.
As Mr Trump returned to the White House on January 20, the Washington DC think-tank, the Cato Institute, issued a report maintaining that “in the next four years, no category of legal immigration will escape restrictions”.The report pointed out that: (1) legal migration to the US was now much higher than during Mr Trump’s first term; (2) the president had repeatedly promised to impose even more severe restrictions on legal entries than he did during his first term; and (3) his legal immigration agenda was never fully implemented during his first term “so we should expect much more serious cuts”.The report added: “Trump has promised mass deportation, but this will be more difficult to achieve. It is far easier to end legal activity than end illegal activity, so he will attempt to appease his nativist base and the nationalist political class by cutting legal immigration.
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