The plan is designed to give Republicans a positive proposal they can pitch on the campaign trail and in negotiations with Democrats, although Trump officials acknowledge that it is not likely to become law as is.
"What we're doing is completing step one, which is having a proposal," a senior administration official said. "We'll see how everyone reacts and then we'll see what step two and step three look like." It would do that largely by moving away from the current family-based immigration system – under which a large factor in being considered for citizenship is whether the applicant has family already in the country – to an economic system that would take into account the applicant's education, employability and even ability to create jobs in the United States.
"Similar to AP U.S. history with high school and college students – you'd read some of the core documents, take an online class that many colleges offer for free and sit for a civics exam," the official said. Beyond that, the system envisions three "high skilled" categories, including those of extraordinary talent. "Right now, there's not really a good way for someone like Nelson Mandela to come into the country," an official said.
Officials said the physical infrastructure portion of the plan would include new security at points of entry, inspection of all goods and people coming into the country, and completion of border wall in "designated and prioritized areas."
Skill based companies will hire skills from abroad. It already exists and called H1B visas.
What skills does Melania have?
Donnie,start with your own family. They’re not real bright light bulbs!
I wonder if those folks will fill the much needed farming effort
I wonder if this will include agriculture labor-the pickers doing the job that Americans don’t want.
It's about time we have a huge homelessness problem in America with homeless Americans we need more assistance for them. With ILLEGAL ALIENS taking up 100s of millions of dollars a year that should be spent helping homeless Americans it's about time we looked out for our own
Which we've had in Canada for decades !
We already have a program like that, it's called H1B.
Adopting Canadian immigration laws, hunnnn , not bad, not bad at all
This will drive middle class wages down.
Where do “genius models” fall on this list?
The proletarian crude and racist approach. Impotent managing the nation within current laws, create chaos and let the apprentice show you the way. Like a Charlatan selling potions on a traveling show.
good, how it should be
JUST LIKE THEY DID IN HITLER'S DEATH CAMPS!!!
Beautiful