President Biden abrogated series of controversial orders signed by Trump
President Biden revoked series of controversial orders signed by former President Donald Trump during his realm. In Biden’s first week in the office alone he issues 39 executive actions many of which overturned Trump’s order.
Among them is the withdrawal of an executive order that used the coronavirus pandemic to halt the issuance of new green cards, a move that drastically cut legal immigration to the U.S.
Trump who unveiled the changes after originally tweeting that he would act to prohibit “immigration into our Country” — had argued the measures were necessary to protect the American economy as it recovered from the pandemic.
“To the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here,” Biden said in a presidential proclamation. “It also harms industries in the United States that utilize talent from around the world.”
Immigrants rights workers were furiously wanting the president to rescind Trump’s immigration bans, which were set to expire at the end of March. The people who favored lower levels of immigration said they were essential for protecting U.S. workers.
Whereas, President didn’t altered every set of orders signed by Trump’s which includes pandemic-related restrictions on certain temporary worker visas, including H-1Bs, which technology companies use to hire coders and engineers from other countries.
Business groups called on Biden to immediately lift those bans and leaders have grown frustrated that they have not yet been revoked, arguing the policies hurt U.S. companies.
Finally, the president withdrew two Trump-era moves affecting federal workers: a 2018 executive order that allowed Pentagon leadership to limit the ability of civilian Department of Defense employees from collective bargaining, and a 2021 executive order that restricted the ability of career staff at government agencies from issuing regulations.
