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The White House announced that it will repeal a Trump-era proclamation, Proclamation 10014, which restricts immigration citing the coronavirus pandemic.
The measure opens legal avenues to migrate to the United States that the Trump administration had closed, arguing that it was in the best interests of the economy.
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In the announcement, the White House writes that the proclamation “does not advance the interests of the United States.
On the contrary, it hurts the United States, even by preventing certain family members of US citizens and legal permanent residents from joining their families here.
“It also hurts industries in the United States that use talents from around the world.
And it hurts the people who were selected to receive the opportunity to apply for immigrant visas through the Diversity Visa Lottery for Fiscal Year 2020, as well as those who have also received it, "he concludes.
On December 31, Trump had extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and visas that allowed immigrants to work temporarily in the United States.
The extension was until March 31.
With information from Jason Hoffman
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