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当地时间4月21日，白宫举行新冠肺炎疫情资讯发布会。美国总统特朗普在会上宣布，美国将在未来60天内暂停接收移民。此举在美国现代史上没有过先例。 US President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 21, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] President Trump said Tuesday he will halt immigration to the United States for 60 days, a freeze that will block green card recipients from moving to the country but will continue to allow temporary workers on nonimmigrant visas to enter. 美国总统特朗普于周二Trump portrayed the action, which he first previewed in a tweet late Monday night, as an effort to protect American workers from competition overseas. He indicated during a White House briefing that there would be certain exemptions but did not elaborate. 特朗普将之描述为保护美国工人不受海外竞争的举措。他在白宫资讯发布会上表示，将会有一些豁免，但没有详细说明。周一exemption[ɪɡˈzempʃn]：n.免除，豁免 The president provided a rationale for the unprecedented decision that was primarily economic, arguing that he wants Americans to have access to work as millions of people have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus crisis. 这是一项史无前例的决定，而特朗普称这主要是基于经济原因。他表示，数百万人在新冠疫情危机期间失去工作，他希望美国人能获得工作机会。 | 
