U.S. President Donald Trump is suspending immigration visas for some kinds of foreign workers for the rest of the year. The suspension affects work visas that many technology and landscaping companies in the United States now use. The move also affects visas for exchange students and heads of multinational companies. It also affects visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers. But there are exceptions for workers in food processing, health care, childcare, and agriculture. The Trump administration said the decision to suspend some immigration visas was necessary to protect U.S. workers. More than 45 million workers have reported losing their jobs since the middle of March during the coronavirus pandemic. They have asked the government for assistance until they return to work. Many have since returned to their jobs as businesses reopen. Business groups, however, strongly oppose the administration’s decision. Technology companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said banning foreign workers would hurt the country’s economic recovery.
Title: The US Visa Ban and the Pandemic
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data-end-time='29792'>The move also affects visas for exchange students and heads of multinational companies.</span> <span data-start-time='29792' data-end-time='36292'>It also affects visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers.</span> <span data-start-time='36292' data-end-time='45958'>But there are exceptions for workers in food processing, health care, childcare, and agriculture.</span> <span data-start-time='45958' data-end-time='56063'>The Trump administration said the decision to suspend some immigration visas was necessary to protect U.S. workers.</span> <span data-start-time='56063' data-end-time='66750'>More than 45 million workers have reported losing their jobs since the middle of March during the coronavirus pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='66750' data-end-time='73083'>They have asked the government for assistance until they return to work.</span> <span data-start-time='73083' data-end-time='80063'> Many have since returned to their jobs as businesses reopen.</span> <span data-start-time='80063' data-end-time='86979'>Business groups, however, strongly oppose the administration’s decision.</span> <span data-start-time='86979' data-end-time='97667'>Technology companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said banning foreign workers would hurt the country’s economic recovery.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4319/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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