On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the "Buy American and Hire American" executive
order (EO), which addresses H-1B visas. The EO calls for the
application of existing U.S. laws to visa recipients and the
re-evaluation of the H-1B program.
In reiterating that—from a policy standpoint—the
beneficiaries of U.S. visas are eligible to receive specific
benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the EO
specifically requests enforcement of section 212(a)(5) of the INA.
As section 212(a)(5) deals with general definitional qualifiers for
visa recipients, this provision of the order appears to be a
general policy guideline.
Second, under a paragraph entitled: "Ensuring the Integrity
of the Immigration System in Order to 'Hire
American,'" the EO requests that various agencies and
departments promulgate new rules and guidance to "supersede or
revise previous rules and guidance, if appropriate" under
existing law to protect American workers. There are no
