Current Events > Trump administration - sweeping new immigration system MERIT BASED admissions

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-overhaul-immigration-system-merit-based-admissions

Sorry folks, no more visa lottery

Best part, they also plan to END this 'Chain Immigration'. Sure, your wife and kids can come which is great, but no more 2nd cousin and random 17 nieces and uncles
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The move would more than quadruple the number of immigrants admitted because of their work-related skills, while dramatically slashing the number of immigrants admitted because of family ties. Currently, approximately 12 percent of immigrants are admitted based on employment and skills, while 66 percent are admitted based on family connections.

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How the fuck do you have 435 AMP in 20 days jesus fucking christ

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At face value this makes perfect sense to me
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UnfairRepresent posted...

At face value this makes perfect sense to me

They're basically copying the Canadian system, but with additional checks to make sure that they don't get immigrants just from one place.

The Trump administration also said it has considered other similar immigration systems. When Canada implemented a merit-based system, it largely resulted in a pooling of immigrants from East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. To avoid pooling, the White House said it would add points to immigrant candidates from under-represented countries, but it would not impose caps on certain countries.

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This will be poorly implemented
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Irony posted...

This will be poorly implemented

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s0nicfan posted...

The move would more than quadruple the number of immigrants admitted because of their work-related skills, while dramatically slashing the number of immigrants admitted because of family ties. Currently, approximately 12 percent of immigrants are admitted based on employment and skills, while 66 percent are admitted based on family connections.

Those percentages, under the new plan, would shift to 57 percent and 33 percent, respectively. Ten percent of immigrants would be admitted on humanitarian or other grounds, but the plan would end the visa lottery program.

66 are from chain immigration, along with little to no background checks. It's pretty scary honestly
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Didnt he just recently get Milania's family in through chain migration?

BigSLM1993 posted...

Didnt he just recently get Milania's family in through chain migration?

Yup, though not sure how recently.

Bye bye Melania and her parents.
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