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A5 THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, ApRIl 23, 2020 SPORTS President Trump bars immigration for 60 days Order only applies to those seeking permanent residence By JILL COLVIN, ELLIOT SPAGAT and BEN FOX Associated press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday. But the executive order would bar only those seek- ing permanent residency, not temporary workers. Trump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus. The order would include “certain exemptions,” he said, but he declined to outlined them, noting the order was still being crafted. “By pausing immigration we’ll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens, so important,” Trump said at the White House. “It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad.” An administration official familiar with the plans, however, said the order will apply to foreigners seeking employment-based green cards and relatives of green card hold- ers who are not citizens. Americans wish- ing to bring immediate family will still be able to do so, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity before the plan was announced. About 1 million green cards were granted in the 2019 fiscal year, about half to spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens. By limiting his immigration measure to green cards, Trump was leaving untouched hundreds of thousands of foreign work- ers granted non-immigrant visas each year, including farm workers, health care workers and software programmers. The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, estimated that some 110,000 green cards could be delayed during a two-month pause. Trump said he would consider extending the restrictions, depending on economic condi- tions at the time. Trump has long advocated restrictions on both legal and illegal immigration and has raised concerns for years about foreigners competing with American citizens for jobs. But he denied he was using the virus to make good on a longstanding campaign promise during an election year. “No, I’m not doing that all,” he said. The president has also used the crisis to push other stalled priorities, from tax reform to dramatic bor- Alex Brandon/AP Photo President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus at the White House on Tuesday. Blue Mountain Community College der restrictions. Trump has often pivoted to his signa- ture issue of immigration when he’s under criticism. It’s one he believes helped him win the 2016 election and one that contin- ues to animate his loyal base of supporters heading into what is expected to be a brutal reelection fight. It has also served as a use- ful tool for distracting from news he’d pre- fer removed from the headlines. Much of the immigration system has already ground to a halt because of the pan- demic. Almost all visa processing by the State Department has been suspended for weeks. Travel to the U.S. has been restricted from much of the globe. And Trump has used the virus to effectively end asylum at U.S. borders, including turning away chil- dren who arrive by themselves and putting a hold on refugee resettlement — something Congress, the courts and international law hadn’t previously allowed. Criticism of Trump’s announcement was swift, especially his timing during the pandemic. Ali Noorani, president of the National Immigration Forum, noted that thousands of foreign-born health care workers are currently treating people with COVID-19 and working in critical sectors of the economy. Andrea Flores of the American Civil Liberties Union said Trump seemed “more interested in fanning anti-immigrant flames than in saving lives.” But Jessica Vaughan, director of pol- icy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, which favors lower rates of immi- gration, said before the announcement that eliminating millions of work permits and visas would “instantaneously create” new jobs for Americans and other legal workers — even though most businesses are shut- tered because of social distancing dictates and stay-at-home orders. She was less enthusiastic after Trump outlined the plan, tweeting a single word: “Yawn.” Blue Mountain Community College softball announced its latest signing Monday, Knappa’s Madelynn Weaver. Knappa’s Weaver signs with Blue Mountain The Astorian Another Knappa Logger is headed east to continue her athletic career. Senior Madelynn Weaver officially signed her letter of intent Monday to play softball at Blue Mountain Community College. Weaver was a first team all-league pitcher in the Northwest League in 2019, and was the league’s top returning pitcher this season. She was the league’s Player of the Year in 2018, and was entering her fourth and final season at Knappa’s No. 1 pitcher. Knappa graduate Dale Takalo was entering his sophomore year as a pitcher with the Blue Mountain baseball team. COLLEGE ATHLETES, 2020-21 ASTORIA Brooklynn Hankwitz, Linn-Benton basketball Julia Norris, Clackamas softball Hailey O’Brien, Linn-Benton basketball Dylan Rush, Linn-Benton baseball WARRENTON Devin Jackson, Clackamas baseball Austin Little, Linn-Benton baseball Jake Morrow, Linn-Benton baseball Kenzie Ramsey, Lower Columbia basketball By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated press WASHINGTON — A $483 billion corona- virus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business payroll fund and provided new money for hospitals and testing. Passage was swift and unanimous, despite opposition from conservative Republicans. President Donald Trump tweeted his support, pledging to sign it into law. The House is set to vote on it Thursday. “I urge the House to pass the bill,” Trump said at the White House. After nearly two weeks of negotiations and deadlock, Congress and the White House reached agreement Tuesday on the nearly $500 billion package — the fourth as Wash- ington strains to respond to the health and eco- nomic crisis. SUNDAY MONDAY NASELLE Ethan Lindstrom, Linn-Benton baseball CLATSOP POWER “The Senate is continuing to stand by the American people,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to an almost empty chamber. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill was made “better and broader” after Democrats forced the inclusion of money for hospitals and testing. A copy of the measure was provided to The Associated Press by a GOP aide. Most of the funding, $331 billion, would go to boost a small-business payroll loan pro- gram that ran out of money last week. An addi- tional $75 billion would be given to hospitals, and $25 billion would be spent to boost testing for the virus, a key step in building the confi- dence required to reopen state economies. Missing from the package, however, was extra funding for state and local governments staring down budget holes and desperate to avert furloughs and layoffs of workers needed to keep cities running. Trump said he was open to including in a subsequent virus aid package fiscal relief for state and local government — which Demo- crats wanted for the current bill — along with infrastructure projects. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Madelynn Weaver, Blue Mountain softball Mason Westerholm, Mt. Hood basketball KNAPPA Kanai Phillip, Western Oregon football Eli Takalo, Mt. Hood baseball Senate approves $483B in virus aid Money for small businesses, hospitals and virus testing Krissy Barendse-Goodman Knappa pitcher Madelynn Weaver in action last year. EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 58 42 61 47 58 44 58 46 59 43 A brief shower Cloudy, showers Cloudy, rain Mostly cloudy or two around possible 64 45 65 45 Cloudy Sun, then clouds Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 55/44 60/47 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 61/42 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: The Lyrid meteor shower peaks. New moon (7:25 p.m. PDT). Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 56/45 Normal high/low .................. 57/41 Record high .................. 77 in 1982 Record low .................... 31 in 1985 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.04” Month to date ........................ 0.55” Normal month to date ......... 3.88” Year to date .......................... 30.64” Normal year to date ........... 28.97” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time 2:00 a.m. 2:48 p.m. 8.1 8:44 a.m. 7.0 8:35 p.m. Cape Disappointment 1:37 a.m. 2:20 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 6:14 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 8:14 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 6:54 a.m. Moonset today .............. 9:01 p.m. New First Full Last 1:46 a.m. 2:34 p.m. Warrenton 1:55 a.m. 2:43 p.m. 0.1 2.1 8.3 8:11 a.m. -0.1 7.3 8:05 p.m. 1.8 8.5 8:28 a.m. 7.4 8:19 p.m. 0.1 2.0 8.3 9:45 a.m. 7.3 9:36 p.m. 0.0 1.6 12:49 a.m. 8.1 7:20 a.m. 1:37 p.m. 7.1 7:14 p.m. 0.0 2.1 Knappa 2:37 a.m. 3:25 p.m. Depoe Bay Apr 22 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 7.9 7:50 a.m. 7.0 7:47 p.m. 0.0 1.9 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Fri. Hi/Lo/W 71/55/t 53/40/pc 62/41/sh 84/64/pc 65/36/t 83/71/c 85/61/s 90/68/s 89/82/pc 50/46/r 97/71/s 69/55/pc 62/55/r 75/58/pc 48/38/r 55/41/sh 82/56/s 55/36/pc 83/71/pc 89/62/s 93/66/s 96/81/s 54/41/r 98/71/s 72/54/s 68/49/c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 62/44 Hermiston The Dalles 69/44 Enterprise Pendleton 55/33 65/44 66/46 La Grande 59/35 65/45 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 56/38 Kennewick Walla Walla 62/43 Lewiston 68/42 62/45 Salem Pullman 66/38 Longview 58/42 Portland 64/47 60/38 Yakima 69/39 62/40 Astoria Spokane 66/43 Corvallis 66/45 Albany 65/45 John Day Eugene Bend 67/47 62/39 60/38 Ontario 68/42 Caldwell Burns 62/32 66/40 Medford 71/48 Klamath Falls 62/35 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 62/31/c 60/47/pc 55/44/c 64/44/pc 56/45/pc Fri. Hi/Lo/W 63/36/pc 61/51/c 59/50/sh 65/50/pc 59/47/sh City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 58/48/pc 71/50/pc 57/43/c 67/47/pc 63/45/pc Fri. Hi/Lo/W 61/49/pc 73/51/c 61/49/sh 66/48/sh 66/52/c
