Travel Ban Cuts Immigration 93%, Travel 86% From Targeted Countries

The Supreme Courtupheld the legality and constitutionality of President Trump ’s travel ban this week, but it had alreadyallowed the ban to go fully into effect on December 4, pending its final decision. We nowhave five full months of data from the State Department to see how the ban has affected immigration and travel from the countries that the ban targeted. Overall, we have seen a dramatic decline in visa approvals, affecting most notably Iranians and Yemenis.Figure 1 shows the difference in the average monthly visa issuances for temporary visitors (i.e. nonimmigrants) and immigrants (i.e. permanent residents) for the seven countries affected by the final travel ban order for fiscal year 2016 compared to the first five months of calendar year 2018 (after the ban took effect). Figure 1 doesn ’t include Venezuela because the order exempted all Venezuelans except for a few government officials. Chadians are included, although their restrictionswere lifted on April 11, 2018. There was an 86 percent decline in the average monthly approvals for temporary visitors from the seven countries, and a 93 percent decline in the average monthly approvals for new permanent residents.Figure 1: Average Monthly Visa Issuances For Nationals of Travel Ban Countries86% Fewer Visas for Temporary Workers, Tourists, and StudentsFigure 2 shows the monthly issuances for temporary (i.e. “nonimmigrant”) visas for the seven nationalities singled out by the final order from March 2017 through Ma...
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