Merit-based system would match the needs of modern US economy: White House
The flood of low-skilled immigrants into the US has suppressed wages, harmed American workers and strained federal resources, the White House said, a day after President Donald Trump called for a merit-based immigration system that could benefit Indian professionals.
According to the White House, countries like Canada and Australia use a merit-based immigration system that benefits both the immigrants and those nations.
“A merit-based system would properly match the needs of the modern United States economy and protect vulnerable blue- collar American workers,” the White House said.
Trump in his first State of the Union address yesterday pushed for an immigration policy that attracts the best and the brightest to the US.
The White cited a recent Harvard-Harris poll, according to which 79 per cent of those polled believed the immigration system should be based on an alien s ability to contribute to America as measured by their education and skills.
“The flood of low-skilled immigrants into the United States has suppressed wages, harmed American workers, and strained federal resources,” it said.
Trump also sought an end to chain migration.
The White House insisted that the time has come to enact common-sense reforms to base immigration on individual merit and skill and to emphasise close familial relationships.
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