Feb. 18, 2025, 6:55 a.m.

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Business Immigration in 2025: Potential Impact of the Latest US Executive Orders

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of new executive orders after taking office. Although the implementation of these orders may not immediately change the status quo of business immigration, they reveal some signals that the US business immigration policy may undergo changes. This article will analyze several key orders and their potential impact from this perspective.

First, strengthening security review and immigration policy An important order signed by President Trump aims to strengthen the United States' defense against foreign terrorists and other national security threats. This order largely continues Proclamation No. 9645 issued by Trump's predecessor, emphasizing strict review of foreign nationals entering the United States. The order requires government departments to review all visa programs to ensure that no hostile forces enter the United States. As the number of visa applications increases, the administrative approval process may become more cumbersome, which may cause a lot of trouble for business immigrants who rely on fast approval procedures.

Second, the continuation of the "America First" policy. The Trump administration reiterated its "America First" trade policy, the core of which is to ensure that trade agreements are beneficial to domestic workers and manufacturers in the United States. This order is likely to lead to a tightening of the labor market, and companies may tend to give priority to hiring domestic employees and reduce the use of foreign labor. This change may have an impact on the flow of immigrant talent, especially high-skilled immigrants. Many foreign talents trained in the US higher education system may choose other countries as their development base.

In addition, strengthen border control and immigration review. The Trump administration also issued an executive order on the southern border, treating immigrants from the region as "invaders" and strengthening the review of all entrants. Although the focus of this order is on the management of immigrants on the southern border, policy changes by Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security may also have a chain reaction on business immigration. This may lead to more stringent health and safety inspections for business immigrants, further increasing the complexity and time cost of entry. At the same time, linking criminal and terrorist organizations to immigration issues in Central America may also lead to more restrictions on business immigration in these regions. In particular, companies in bordering areas such as Mexico may face a slowdown in labor mobility.

At the same time, the restoration of rapid deportation and the "public charge" policy. Another new executive order expanded the scope of rapid deportation and revoked some humanitarian parole programs of the previous administration. This means that people who have obtained status through these programs will not be able to renew their work permits. This will not only affect the low-skilled labor market, but may also affect high-skilled immigrants, especially business immigrants who rely on long-term visas or green cards. More importantly, the Trump administration may reinstate the "public charge" policy, which has led to the rejection of many business immigrants who hope to obtain permanent residence through legal channels. This series of changes may make some companies more cautious when hiring foreign employees, or even give up hiring immigrant workers, thereby exacerbating the tightness of the domestic labor market in the United States.

Finally, the redefinition of birthright citizenship in the United States. The Trump administration also issued an executive order that attempts to reinterpret the provisions of the U.S. Constitution regarding birthright citizenship, especially for the children of foreign businessmen born in the United States. The implementation of this order may result in some children of business immigrants born in the United States not being able to automatically obtain U.S. citizenship. If this change is implemented, it may bring additional challenges to some companies in recruiting foreign talent, especially in multinational recruitment, involving the factor of immigrant families.

In summary, although these executive orders do not have an immediate direct impact on business immigrants, they set the stage for the future direction of U.S. immigration policy. For companies that rely on international talent, how to respond to this change will become an important issue in the future.

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