Trump came up with a scheme that will allow illegal immigrants to return legally
Kyiv • UNN
Donald Trump has proposed that illegal immigrants working in the agricultural sector and the hotel and restaurant business be able to return to the United States legally. Employers must vouch for them.

US President Donald Trump has proposed that illegal immigrants working in sectors such as agriculture and the hotel and restaurant business be able to deport themselves and return legally. To do this, their employers must vouch for them, UNN writes with reference to Newsweek.
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Trump has vowed to conduct the largest mass deportation operation in US history to address illegal immigration and border security. However, this policy has raised concerns about its potential impact on the economy.
According to the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), agricultural production could fall by $30-60 billion if Trump's strategy is implemented. An estimated 4 to 5 million illegal immigrants work in US agriculture, meaning millions of migrants could be allowed to return to the country under the new proposal.
We have to take care of our farmers, hotels and, you know, different places where they are, where they need people. So the farmer will come with a letter regarding certain people, saying that they are wonderful, that they work hard. We will slow down a bit for them, and then eventually we will bring them back. They will go. They will return as legal workers,
What his remark "slow down a bit for them" meant remained unclear. At the same time, the administration has stepped up efforts to arrest, detain and deport illegal immigrants, in line with Trump's promise to launch a historic mass deportation campaign.
According to the Department of Agriculture, about 40 percent of workers on crop farms in the United States are undocumented. In 2023, an estimated 1.1 million illegal migrants worked in the hospitality sector, including hotels and restaurants. This accounted for about 7.6 percent of that workforce, according to an analysis by the American Immigration Council.
According to the American Immigration Council, a mass deportation policy could result in a one-time cost of $315 billion. In addition, deporting 1 million people each year could lead to annual costs reaching $88 billion.
How business is responding
Business leaders are raising the alarm about the president's tough immigration program and its impact on the workforce. In March, business owners and industry leaders gathered in Washington to meet with members of Congress as part of the "Protecting the Workforce" campaign, which advocates for maintaining a steady flow of immigrant labor into the United States. The coalition supports legislation that, among other things, would grant work permits to immigrant workers.
A White House official told NBC News that Trump sought to improve both the H-2A program, which allows agricultural employers to hire temporary and seasonal workers, and the H-2B program, which is used to attract immigrant workers for temporary, seasonal jobs in industries such as hospitality, entertainment and tourism.
Background
The H-2B visa is a temporary non-immigrant program that allows US employers to hire foreign workers for seasonal or short-term non-agricultural jobs when qualified US workers are in short supply. It is widely used in industries such as construction.
Addition
The US Navy warship USS Gravely is conducting a mission to strengthen security on the US-Mexico border, Pentagon officials said.
The deployment of the guided-missile destroyer, which last year participated in the destruction of Iranian-backed Houthi ships in the Middle East, to a region usually guarded by the US Coast Guard, marks an escalation of the Trump administration's efforts on its migration policy at the border.