Trump's future immigration policies- speculation MEGATHREAD

[Dutchster 1,107]

I have Fox News on in the lobby here at work and yes, fiancees are now considered bonafide too so the travel ban won't apply to them either. 

[Hypnos 6,577]

From Politico so take it with a grain of salt, though I think they're one of the better political news organisations these days.

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-legal-immigration-cuts-240478

 

• Would shift the US immigration system away from family-based to merit-based (similar to Canada and Australia)
• Green cards and citizenship to be limited "to those who pay taxes and earn higher wages"
• DACA might be in the firing line too

Edited July 13, 2017 by Hypnos

[Boiler 45,783]

Surprised DACA is still around https://www.shusterman.com/10-states-to-trump-end-daca-or-well-sue-you/

 

Although many people see President Trump as the most anti-immigrant President in recent history, to others, he is not anti-immigrant enough.        In a memo issued on June 15, 2017, DHS Secretary John Kelley rescinded the Obama Administration’s memorandum expanding the DACA program and creating the DAPA program for certain parents of US citizens. However, the memo declared that the original DACA program created in 2012 for children who were brought to the US at a young age by their parents "will remain in place". On June 29, the Attorneys General of Texas and 9 other states (Arkansas, Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia) sent a letter to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatening to bring an action in Federal Court to declare that the DACA program is unconstitutional unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) phases out the program. The letter demands that DHS rescind the 2012 memorandum which created DACA, and not renew or issue any DACA permits in the future. If DHS does so by September 5, the letter states that the plaintiffs will voluntarily dismiss their lawsuit.   Not much in the way of detail, refocusing the system had been talked about as long as I have been here.

[Hypnos 6,577]

A popular theory is that this administration won't end DACA themselves, but they'll let that referenced lawsuit proceed and just won't defend it, giving them a plausible defence (paper thin, but I guess it's there) that technically it wasn't them that ended DACA it was the courts.

 

The fact that Trump hasn't ended DACA already, when he said it would be done on "day 1" of his term, is surprising. He actually seemed to show genuine compassion and understanding for once. No doubt the whisperers in his ear have been working on him these few months, to where he's shifting off to the right once more.

[HackyMoto 13]

Latest: Legal Immigration Cuts

[TBoneTX 45,663]

A mini-thread in the US Immigration News forum has been moved to General Immigration Discussion and merged with the mega-thread.

[Hypnos 6,577]

It appears Trump is going to announce some immigration proposals today. 

 

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/01/perdues-legal-immigration-overhaul-to-get-white-house-rollout/

 

- Green card lottery to be abandoned

 

- Several family preference categories may be eliminated, including F2B and F4. 

[Transborderwife 4,666]

9 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

It appears Trump is going to announce some immigration proposals today. 

 

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/01/perdues-legal-immigration-overhaul-to-get-white-house-rollout/

 

- Green card lottery to be abandoned

 

- Several family preference categories may be eliminated, including F2B and F4. 

This will not make it past the senate.  

 

Also:

 

"The legislation would have nixed immigration preferences for nonimmediate family members, adult children or adult parents of current legal permanent U.S. residents. It ultimately stalled in the Senate."

 

 

so they're planning on killing something that doesn't exist?

[Karlam 0]

14 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

This will not make it past the senate.  

 

Also:

 

"The legislation would have nixed immigration preferences for nonimmediate family members, adult children or adult parents of current legal permanent U.S. residents. It ultimately stalled in the Senate."

 

 

so they're planning on killing something that doesn't exist?

 

I don't think this is the same bill. I think it will have some of the things that was in the old bill but with new additions. 

 

You seem pretty certain this bill won't make it past the senate. Are you sure about that? 

Edited August 2, 2017 by Karlam

[Transborderwife 4,666]

4 minutes ago, Karlam said:

 

I don't think this is the same bill. I think it will have some of the things that was in the old bill but with new additions. 

 

You seem pretty certain this bill won't make it past the senate. Are you sure about that? 

I'm pretty confident. They have tried before and not succeeded.  Right now they'd need Democratic support for it to pass and to be honest, unless it's an exchange for something like DACA, I do not see a single democrat voting for it. 

[IowacityGuy 152]

I recently read this article and found out that new immigration bill is going to be introduced soon!! It will mostly based on merits and it plans to cut legal immigration by half.. anyone know what's exactly it means?? And who will be effected?

 

https://www.google.co.in/amp/thehill.com/homenews/senate/344880-two-gop-senators-plan-to-propose-skills-based-immigration-bill-report%3famp

[SparkyShark 10]

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration

 

Quote

"Their bill would do three things: First, limit the number of foreign nationals who are able to get green cards to reunite with their families already in the U.S. — currently the largest category of legal immigrants; second, cut the number of refugees in half; third, eliminate the diversity visa lottery — a program that gives visas to countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
"Cotton says the number of green cards awarded each year — about a million — is excessive.
" 'In one year, this would reduce it to around 600,000,' Cotton says. 'Over the span of the 10-year window it would fall to about 500,000.' "

 

[USAMorocco 143]

8 minutes ago, SparkyShark said:

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration

 

 

Trump should focus on changing the "drop your kid out in the USA and poof instant citizenship for the whole family" well the whole family after the kid turns 18. Smh

[SparkyShark 10]

 

1 hour ago, abhatia315 said:

who will be effected?

From the small amount I've read so far, 

 

1) Limit the number green cards issued to foreign nationals who wish to reunite with their families in the U.S.
2) Cut the number of refugees by 50%
3) End the diversity (countries with low rates of immigration) visa lottery

[Coco8 1,042]

Well, if they put in play the magnificent negotiation skills they showed off during the repeal of Obamacare...

 

(And I think that even many Republicans agree with family green cards. US citizens applying for these GC vote!)