President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will temporarily stop certain foreigners from receiving green cards.

The order "will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens," Trump said at the White House Wednesday.

The national security expert said the president's executive order would have a negligible impact, and accused him of pandering to his base.

President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States.”

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, concerns have risen about safety in immigration detention centers, where social distancing is difficult.

The relief package that Congress approved to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how wage rates for immigrant farmworkers can be reduced. Critics say it will hurt all workers.

Aid agencies led by U.S-based Catholic activists have been at the forefront of efforts over many years to support migrants and asylum seekers along the Mexican border.

During an interview with Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, Noorani said a significant portion of the American healthcare workforce is foreign born while thousands of foreign doctors have been able to do residencies in American hospitals after acquiring J-1 visas.

The group hit the hardest is receiving the least amount of help, says Shirley Leung.