Candidate Trump had a populist tone to every campaign rally, banging the drum for jobs. Although all candidates and politicians say the same empty statements, Trump's delivery worked. The focus on jobs caused millions to vote for him thinking he was actually going to implement policies to help them. They did not realize that he had no intent nor ability to do so. They bought the lie and we all pay the price.
In Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series, we are detailing as many of the White House proposed budget cuts as we can keep up with. We seek to learn and share what's hidden beneath the surface which are so many programs, facilities, and people that will never be reported by most media.
In their continued efforts to curb immigration of all varieties, the Trump administration suspended a program that allows high-skill industries to more easily hire the best talent from around the world.
The US is temporarily suspending expedited processing of H-1B visas, eliminating the option of shorter wait times for the program that helps highly skilled foreigners work at US companies.