Rep. Pingree Statement on Trump Administration's Ban on Foreign Worker Visas
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement after the White House announced President Trump will sign an executive order extending foreign worker visa restrictions, including H-2B seasonal worker and student visas:
"This Executive Order is yet another example of President Trump using the coronavirus pandemic to advance a hateful and extreme anti-immigrant agenda.
"A ban on student visas is not only contrary to America' . . .
"This Executive Order is yet another example of President Trump using the coronavirus pandemic to advance a hateful and extreme anti-immigrant agenda.
"A ban on student visas is not only contrary to America' . . .