Associated Press quotes Loren Locke about Biden immigration-related executive orders
But former officials acknowledged that withdrawing a proclamation billed as a way to help U.S. workers, at a time when many Americans are out of work, could be tricky politically.
“The reason the Muslim ban got attention first is it’s just a more visible issue,” said Loren Locke, an immigration attorney and a former State Department consular officer. “These other proclamations were less controversial, even though they were hugely — and continue to be hugely — impactful.”