Trump’s latest move in the coronavirus game will not save a single American life

Editorial: It is a quite transparent electoral tactic from a president who may be starting to wonder if his mishandling of the coronavirus crisis will cost him his job

It is a transparent electoral tactic from a president who may fear for his job (Reuters)

As a public health measure to protect the health and lives of Americans, the latest initiative from Donald Trump is pretty much irrelevant.

Issuing a tweet stating that all “immigration” (a very wide definition, presumably) into the United States will be ended through executive order won’t be of any immediate assurance to hard-pressed authorities in New York or Louisiana, for example.

Given the circumstances, legal migration work purposes are minimal in any case, and international travel is at a virtual standstill.