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Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller told White House supporters in a private call this week that the president’s new executive order curbing immigration will usher in the kind of broader long-term changes to American society he has advocated for years, even though the 60-day measures were publicly characterized as a “pause” during the coronavirus pandemic.

Miller, the chief architect of the president’s immigration agenda and one of his longest-serving and most trusted advisers, spoke to a group of Trump surrogates Thursday in an off-the-record call about the new executive order, which had been signed the night before. Although the White House had seen the move as something that would resonate with Trump’s political base, the administration instead was facing criticism from immigration hard-liners who were disappointed that the order does not apply to temporary foreign workers despite Trump pitching it as helping to protect jobs for Americans.

Miller told the group that subsequent measures were under consideration that would restrict guest worker programs, but the “the most important thing is to turn off the faucet of new immigrant labor,” he said, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post. Miller indicated that the strategy is part of a long-term vision and not seen only as a stopgap.

“As a numerical proposition, when you suspend the entry of a new immigrant from abroad, you’re also reducing immigration further because the chains of follow-on migration that are disrupted,” said Miller, one of the executive order’s main authors. “So the benefit to American workers compounds with time.”

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Since 1922, Alpine Resort welcomed golfers and vacationers during Door County's summer tourist season.

But like many seasonal traditions, COVID-19 prohibited the resort from opening its doors this summer.

A statement on Alpine's website reads: "The coronavirus has hit us hard. We have had a loss of employees, group cancellations, and restrictions on golf courses, restaurants and bars by the state. It is no longer sustainable to open the business."

Resort owners were not prepared to comment when the Advocate reached out on Monday.

Last Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers extended the state safer-at-home order until May 26, but made some adjustments to allow certain businesses to operate with some regulations, including golf courses.

Hotels and motels are considered essential businesses under the order, but also must operate with restrictions including closing pools and hot tubs and limiting congregations in lobbies and other common areas.

Many businesses similar to Alpine Resort rely on seasonal employees, who are often J1 visa workers traveling from outside the U.S. It is uncertain when such employees will be allowed to travel to Door County, if at all.