The US president, Donald Trump, said on Thursday, April 10 that some irregular migrants, employed in the agriculture and hospitality sectors, could return “as legal workers” once they have left.
“We are starting a great self -exporting operation,” Trump said.
The Republican president libra a crusade against illegal migration, in which he describes migrants as “criminals” for having entered the country irregularly, in order to, he said, carry out “an invasion.”
Upon his return to power in January, Trump eliminated the CBP One mobile application, introduced by the administration of the former Democratic president Joe Biden, which allowed migrants to request an appointment in an entrance port and legally enter the country. According to official data, more than 900,000 people used that tool.
The Trump government replaced it with CBP Home, a platform that promotes the self -expulsion of migrants.
“We are going to work with people so that, if they go out in a good way and return to their country, let’s work with them from the beginning to try to return legally,” said the president during a cabinet meeting at the White House.
Republican and Democratic businessmen and congressmen sent a letter to the White House at the end of March to request work permits for migrants without criminal record. They argue that, without labor, the United States would cease to be the first world economy.
“We have to take care of our farmers, hotels and, you know, from the various places where they need people,” Trump said Thursday.
The president said that some migrants will work for American farmers, at least temporarily.
“A farmer will come with a letter about certain people saying that they are great, that they are working hard. We are going to slow down things a bit. And then, ultimately, we will bring them back,” he explained.
“They will come out and return as legal workers,” he summarized, without offering details.
Of the 2.4 million agricultural workers in the country, 44% are migrants who have entered without visa or authorization, according to a work department survey.