大选、工作签证、EB-5，前移民法官如何看当前的美国移民形势？

分享：Sandy Hom 谭律师

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本期7分钟谈海外节目连线前联邦移民法庭法官Sandy Hom谭律师，追踪美国移民热点，话题围绕近日共和党参议员给特朗普总统的致信。这封信中，几位参议院要求总统在接下来至少一年或更长时间内限制外国临时员工，例如OPT、 H1B和H2B进入美国，声称这样可以保护疫情后复工期间的更多就业机会给美国人。

Sandy Hom谭律师如何点评此封议员联名信，一起听Hom律师的语音讲解（英文）。下方文字为英文语音原稿及中文翻译，供各位参考：

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The topic I will discuss today is immigration and the recent Republican Senators reason for sending a letter to the President of the United States demanding the President put a hold, for at least a year or longer, in permitting foreign temporary workers, such as OPT, H1B and H2B, into the US alleging that it will protect US Workers who will need jobs during the recovery after the pandemic.

There are only four signatories which were from conservative states that have supported negative immigration policies and have long opposed the immigration policies that currently exist, but have been unable to pass such legislation.

The Senatorial letter follows the President’s recent Executive Order about 2 weeks ago banning processing for certain family-based immigration, which has been a long-standing issue with Mr. Trump and his aversion to family immigration. I explained this is our recent seminar that we conducted and is available on our website.

In my opinion, the letter expresses the current and long standing past political and legislative platform of the Republican Party; which is to restrict immigration. The letter is a clear attempt to prop up the Senators’ effort to boost to their re-election campaigns and to support the Republican Party. It is clear that the authors are attempting to ride on the President’s coat-tails during the upcoming election season.

You will see TV election ads by the Republican Party and by President Trump that will attempt to show how foreigners are bad for the United States, which is contrary to the actual facts and that such workers are really beneficial as they advance technology, science and manufacturing in the US.

The Republican Party will use foreign temporary workers as political scapegoats and to cover the failure of the President to act early and quickly regarding dealing with the threat of the pandemic in the US.

As to the subject of the Senator’s Letter, it seems to go against the President’s desire to keep his executive friends and political contributors happy and to continue to use temporary foreign workers to aid their businesses. Therefore, it is unlikely that the letter will get much traction. However, this will be revealed in the very near future as the recent Executive Order requires a report regarding recommendations about an extension or modification to the Executive Order.

翻译（由Mia Zhang 提供）:

我今天将讨论的主题是移民，包括最近共和党参议员给特朗普总统的致信。这封信中，几位参议院要求总统在接下来至少一年或更长时间内限制外国临时员工，例如OPT、 H1B和H2B进入美国，声称这样可以保护疫情后复工期间的更多就业机会给美国人。

只有四个保守派的州签署了这封信。这些州长期以来一贯支持消极移民的政策，并长期反对目前正在实施的移民政策，但是他们从未能通过此类立法。

参议员的信紧随大约两周前总统签发的行政命令- 限制某些基于家庭的移民审理。特朗普一直反对并且打击家庭移民。我们最近有举办网上讲座，讨论特朗普的限制移民行政令，您可以在我们的网站上找到。

我认为，这封信表达了共和党一贯以来政治和立法代表所倡导的政策。这封信显然是企图通过他们个人的推动来支持共和党再次当选的努力。这也是在即将到来的选举季中继续发挥特朗普总统影响的尝试。

您会看到共和党和特朗普总统的电视选举广告，这些广告将试图展示外国人对美国的不利状况。这与实际情况相反，实际上这些外籍工人在推动技术、科学和制造业发展方面确实使美国受益匪浅。

共和党将利用外国临时工人作为政治替罪羊，并掩盖总统未能在应对美国疫情威胁方面及早采取迅速行动的失败。

至于参议员的信的主题，似乎与总统希望让他的政治伙伴和政治捐款人感到高兴、并继续使用临时外国工人来帮助他们的生意的愿望背道而驰。因此，这封信不太可能吸引很多人。但是，最近的《行政令》中有要求就有关扩大或修改限制范围的建议提供报告，因此，答案将在不久的将来揭晓。

Sandy Hom律师，前联邦移民法庭法官，也是美东第一位华裔移民法官。

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