Trump, GOP senators unveil measure to cut legal immigration

[Teddy B 17,252]

41 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Having Romanian and Gypsy  heritage I find your "jip" racial slur very  very offensive , in your so called post 

 

[IAMX 3,055]

11 minutes ago, sarahandyunus said:

I suppose I wouldn't mind the proficiency in english requirement - would at least eliminate a lot of the catalog-bride type relationships clogging up the spousal visa process......

How many are those?

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Just now, IAMX said:

How many are those?

My impression is a lot.. 

[IAMX 3,055]

Just now, sarahandyunus said:

My impression is a lot.. 

And this impression derives from...

Edited August 3, 2017 by IAMX

[sarahandyunus 133]

Just now, IAMX said:

And this derives from...

Being on VJ / long distance relationship subreddits

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Just now, sarahandyunus said:

Being on VJ / long distance relationship subreddits

Do any of them cite exactly how the lacking English proficiency of these supposed mail order brides clogs spousal applications up? 

[smilesammich 10,727]

13 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

 

  i'm all out of reps

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

17 minutes ago, Teddy B said:

 

Damn Teddy, now I got an earworm!

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

full text of the bill.

 

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/files/documents/170802_New_RAISE_Act_Bill_Text.pdf

 

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) will today introduce the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that would spur economic growth and raise working Americans' wages by giving priority to the best-skilled immigrants from around the world and reducing overall immigration by half.

"For decades our immigration system has been completely divorced from the needs of our economy, and working Americans' wages have suffered as a result. Our legislation will set things right," said Cotton. "We will build an immigration system that raises working wages, creates jobs, and gives every American a fair shot at creating wealth, whether your family came over on the Mayflower or just took the oath of citizenship."

"President Trump campaigned on growing our economy and fixing our immigration system," said Senator Perdue. "Right now, our current immigration system does not meet the needs of our economy. We want to welcome talented individuals from around the world who wish to come to the United States legally to work and make a better life for themselves. The RAISE Act will create a skills-based system that is more responsive to the needs of our economy and preserves the quality of jobs available to American workers."

Specifically the RAISE Act would:

• Establish a Skills-Based Points System. The RAISE Act would replace the current permanent employment-visa system with a skills-based points system, akin to the systems used by Canada and Australia. The system would prioritize those immigrants who are best positioned to succeed in the United States and expand the economy. Applicants earn points based on education, English-language ability, high-paying job offers, age, record of extraordinary achievement, and entrepreneurial initiative.
• Prioritize Immediate Family Households. The RAISE Act would retain immigration preferences for the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents while eliminating preferences for certain categories of extended and adult family members.
• Eliminate the Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery. The Diversity Lottery is plagued with fraud, advances no economic or humanitarian interest, and does not even promote diversity. The RAISE Act would eliminate the 50,000 visas arbitrarily allocated to this lottery.
• Place a Responsible Limit on Permanent Residency for Refugees. The RAISE Act would limit refugees offered permanent residency to 50,000 per year, in line with a 13-year average.

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=765

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1 hour ago, smilesammich said:

full text of the bill.

 

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/files/documents/170802_New_RAISE_Act_Bill_Text.pdf

 

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) will today introduce the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that would spur economic growth and raise working Americans' wages by giving priority to the best-skilled immigrants from around the world and reducing overall immigration by half.

"For decades our immigration system has been completely divorced from the needs of our economy, and working Americans' wages have suffered as a result. Our legislation will set things right," said Cotton. "We will build an immigration system that raises working wages, creates jobs, and gives every American a fair shot at creating wealth, whether your family came over on the Mayflower or just took the oath of citizenship."

"President Trump campaigned on growing our economy and fixing our immigration system," said Senator Perdue. "Right now, our current immigration system does not meet the needs of our economy. We want to welcome talented individuals from around the world who wish to come to the United States legally to work and make a better life for themselves. The RAISE Act will create a skills-based system that is more responsive to the needs of our economy and preserves the quality of jobs available to American workers."

Specifically the RAISE Act would:

• Establish a Skills-Based Points System. The RAISE Act would replace the current permanent employment-visa system with a skills-based points system, akin to the systems used by Canada and Australia. The system would prioritize those immigrants who are best positioned to succeed in the United States and expand the economy. Applicants earn points based on education, English-language ability, high-paying job offers, age, record of extraordinary achievement, and entrepreneurial initiative.
• Prioritize Immediate Family Households. The RAISE Act would retain immigration preferences for the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents while eliminating preferences for certain categories of extended and adult family members.
• Eliminate the Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery. The Diversity Lottery is plagued with fraud, advances no economic or humanitarian interest, and does not even promote diversity. The RAISE Act would eliminate the 50,000 visas arbitrarily allocated to this lottery.
• Place a Responsible Limit on Permanent Residency for Refugees. The RAISE Act would limit refugees offered permanent residency to 50,000 per year, in line with a 13-year average.

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=765

It must be bad, Trump supports it and without hesitation the MDL will protest anything Trump supports.  Heck, Trump could sign single payer health care and the MDL would be screaming bloody murder that we need a free market system...So predictable.

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4 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

It must be bad, Trump supports it and without hesitation the MDL will protest anything Trump supports.  Heck, Trump could sign single payer health care and the MDL would be screaming bloody murder that we need a free market system...So predictable.

You keep forgetting Trump is a Grade A Moron. Oh and if he did recommend a single payer system and was genuine about it I would support him on that. My problem with Trump is his behavior and impulsiveness.

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Commentary magazine editor and “Morning Joe” panelist John Podhoretz mocked Acosta’s reference to the Statue of Liberty and said, “Having a reporter yammer at a White House official by quoting Emma Lazarus’ poem at the base of the State of Liberty as though that’s the basis for policy, something written in 1883, we’re living in 2017 … it was so obnoxious.”

Scarborough said Acosta’s accusations were “something we would have accused the Serbs of doing back in the 1990’s. At that point it went off the rails.”

Washington Examiner Columnist Tim Carney added, “This is why people hate the press.

 

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/scarborough-says-acostas-words-sounded-like-something-out-of-mein-kampf/

 

Every now and then (albeit a rarity since Trump) Joe and his panel pulls their heads out their ### and say something logical.

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4 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

It must be bad, Trump supports it and without hesitation the MDL will protest anything Trump supports.  

any immigration related bill that has the support of white nationalist crybaby miller is a no go for me, you got that right.

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Just now, smilesammich said:

any immigration related bill that has the support of white nationalist crybaby miller is a no go for me, you got that right.

 

That's unheard of. The supreme leader's opinion and EOs mustn't be questioned. Ever.

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Just now, CaliCat said:

 

That's unheard of. The supreme leader's opinion and EOs mustn't be questioned. Ever.

i'm a rebel.