President Donald Trump has slowed immigration to the United States to a trickle.

As reported in Forbes magazine. Legal Immigration Cut in Half, Most Categories Blocked: By 2021, Donald Trump will have reduced legal immigration by 49% since becoming president – without any change in U.S. immigration law, according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis. An April presidential proclamation blocked the entry of legal immigrants to the United States in almost all categories.

Reducing legal immigration most harms refugees, employers and Americans who want to live with their spouses, parents or children, but it also affects the country’s future labor force and economic growth: “Average annual labor force growth, a key component of the nation’s economic growth, will be approximately 59% lower as a result of the administration’s immigration policies, if the policies continue,” according to the National Foundation for American Policy.

Who are some of the immigrants that have made America a success?

Dr. Ugur Sahin and his company, BioNTech, were little known outside the small world of European biotechnology start-ups. BioNTech, which Dr. Sahin founded with his wife, Dr. Özlem Türeci, was mostly focused on cancer treatments. It had never brought a product to market. Dr. Sahin, 55, was born in Iskenderun, Turkey. They along with Albert Bourla, the Greek chief executive of Pfizer brought America a COVID-19 vaccine.

Hamdi Ulukaya – CEO of the Chobani Greek Yoghurt Empire. He is a Turkish billionaire, philantropist and activist of Kurdish ancestry based in the United States.

Sergey Brin – Founder of Google, Inventor and Engineer. Co-founder of Google with Larry Page was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Levi Strauss – Creator of Levis Jeans was a German-born, Jewish American businessman, who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.

Arianna Huffington – Co-Founder and Editor in Chief at Huffington Post ) is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books.

David Ho – AIDS Researcher. Ho’s work caused the introduction of the use of a “cocktail” of drugs, including protease inhibitors, to retard the advance of the virus upon the detection of HIV in the patient. David’s discoveries have raised hope that one day the AIDS virus will be eliminated altogether. He was chosen by Time Magazine as its 1996 “Man of the Year” for his discoveries.

Joseph Pulitzer – Journalist and Publisher. Born in Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer emigrated to America in 1864 where he would become the most powerful journalist of his time. He established the Pulitzer Prizes, which recognize excellence and achievement in journalism, literature and the arts. The Pulitzer Prizes are still highly revered today.

Patrick Soon-Shiong is a South African-American, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa,  transplant surgeon, billionaire businessman, bioscientist, and media proprietor. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which became known for its efficacy against lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Los Angeles Times owner.

President Joe Biden can reverse the impact of Trump’s actions. Will he?