Trump unveils immigration plan that prioritizes high-skilled workers over those with family already in the country
By John Wagner , John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow Seung Min Kim , Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey and Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow David Nakamura David Nakamura Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow May 16 at 3:23 PM President Trump unveiled a new immigration plan Thursday to move U.S.
But White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said earlier Thursday that the plan does not include those protections because the issue is too divisive. He blasted the country’s current immigration laws as “senseless,” arguing that awarding some green cards by lottery “is contrary to American values” and calling for the U.S. to “create a clear path for top talent.”
House Democrats have put forward a bill that would offer a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, as well as for immigrants who are living in the United States under temporary protected status, which Trump has also sought to end. “We want to move to this merit-based system,” she said during an interview on Fox News. “Democrats right now, unless they get on board this, the only thing they’ve said they want is open borders. I think that is a terrible thing for our country, and I think it’s a terrible message for them going into 2020. I think it would be wonderful to watch them get on board with something that helps secure our border.”Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer panned Trump’s plan before its formal release.
“When you take children out of the arms of their parents, when you separate families, when you do what the administration has done at the border, you are making matters worse,” the speaker said. Under the new system, about 57 percent of green cards would be issued on merit, compared to about 12 percent now, according to White House aides Brooke Rollins and Mercedes Schlapp, who briefed GOP aides on Thursday. About two-thirds of green cards are currently based on family ties, but the new White House proposal would slash that percentage down to about a third, according to an official who attended the briefing.
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