Yes, and I can tell you, in my riding the number of people who come to my office asking for letters of recommendation—and I review them—has substantially increased. Yet, they come back and tell me that they are being rejected. Quite frankly, the reasons are questionable. Then I read in one of the media outlets—I can't remember which one—that the number of visas that have been denied, the percentage has increased.
On September 27th, 2018. See this statement in context.