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Businesses, colleges plead with Donald Trump to preserve work visas

To not have peers from other countries collaborating side by side with Americans is going to be a setback for the country

President Donald Trump stops to speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House as he returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington. Photo: PTI
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President Donald Trump stops to speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House as he returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington. Photo: PTI

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Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in architecture thanks to temporary work visas.
Now a US citizen and co-founder of a real estate development firm in Boston, the 43-year-old worries that new restrictions on student and work visas expected to be announced as early as this week will prevent others from following a similar path to the American dream.
Innovation thrives when there is cultural, economic and racial diversity, Minott said.
To not have peers from other countries collaborating side by side

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