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Apr 19, 2017

Trump Administration Issues “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order (Blog Post)

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On Tuesday, April 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) instructing the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to propose new rules and issue new guidance “as soon as practicable and consistent with applicable law” to “protect the interests of U.S. workers,” within the administration of the U.S. immigration system. Moreover, the EO instructs the agencies to “suggest reforms to help ensure that H-1B visas are awarded to the most-skilled or highest-paid” foreign nationals.

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