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| Donald Trump announces new immigration policy favouring financially stable English speakers | Donald Trump announces new immigration policy favouring financially stable English speakers |
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| President Donald Trump has introduced new legislation that would drastically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country by implementing a "merit-based" immigration system. | President Donald Trump has introduced new legislation that would drastically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country by implementing a "merit-based" immigration system. |
| The bill proposes cutting the number of immigrants allowed into the United States by 50 per cent over the next 10 years. It would eliminate diversity lottery visas and crack down on so-called "chain immigration" – visas provided based on family connections, not jobs skills. | The bill proposes cutting the number of immigrants allowed into the United States by 50 per cent over the next 10 years. It would eliminate diversity lottery visas and crack down on so-called "chain immigration" – visas provided based on family connections, not jobs skills. |
| Mr Trump promoted the act alongside co-sponsors Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue on Wednesday, claiming it would "will reduce poverty, increase wages, and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars". | Mr Trump promoted the act alongside co-sponsors Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue on Wednesday, claiming it would "will reduce poverty, increase wages, and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars". |
| It would do so, the President said, by favouring English-speaking, financially stable immigrants. | It would do so, the President said, by favouring English-speaking, financially stable immigrants. |
| "This competitive application system will favour applicants who can speak English, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that can contribute to the US economy," Mr Trump said. | "This competitive application system will favour applicants who can speak English, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that can contribute to the US economy," Mr Trump said. |
| He added: "They’re not going to come in and not just immediately collect welfare." | He added: "They’re not going to come in and not just immediately collect welfare." |
| The RAISE Act was first introduced to the Senate in February, but has since stalled in Congress. Mr Cotton and Mr Perdue now plan to re-introduce it will as few changes – and the President's backing. | The RAISE Act was first introduced to the Senate in February, but has since stalled in Congress. Mr Cotton and Mr Perdue now plan to re-introduce it will as few changes – and the President's backing. |
| Mr Trump frequently spoke out against illegal immigration during his campaign, claiming immigrants stole jobs from American workers and brought crime into the country. As President, he has pushed for the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border, and implemented a travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries. | Mr Trump frequently spoke out against illegal immigration during his campaign, claiming immigrants stole jobs from American workers and brought crime into the country. As President, he has pushed for the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border, and implemented a travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries. |
| This legislation, however, marks Mr Trump's first significant attempt at reforming the legal immigration system – and the country's most dramatic such attempt in more than 50 years. | This legislation, however, marks Mr Trump's first significant attempt at reforming the legal immigration system – and the country's most dramatic such attempt in more than 50 years. |
| In his remarks on Wednesday, Mr Trump decried the current immigration system as "unfair," claiming that it benefits new immigrants over "struggling American families". In an accompanying statement, the White House claimed that an influx of low and unskilled workers has depressed American wages and harmed working families. | In his remarks on Wednesday, Mr Trump decried the current immigration system as "unfair," claiming that it benefits new immigrants over "struggling American families". In an accompanying statement, the White House claimed that an influx of low and unskilled workers has depressed American wages and harmed working families. |
| The week before, Mr Trump's private South Florida estate requested permission from the Department of Labour to hire 70 foreign, low-wage workers. The Trump National Golf Club has also requested permission to hire six foreign cooks. | |
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