No English, No Admission: Trump’s New Immigration Plan Has the Left Freaking Out
By C. Douglas Golden
Donald Trump’s new immigration plan is out, and to say that it’s triggering the left is a bit of an understatement.
The president’s new plan, which would include a “Build America Visa” in place of a green card, would require both work skills and proficiency in English.
“You will get more points for being a younger worker, meaning you will contribute more to our social safety net. You will get more points for having a valuable skill and offer of employment and advanced education or a plan to create jobs,” Trump said during a Thursday Rose Garden media conference.
“Priority will also be given to higher wage workers, ensuring we never undercut American labor. To protect benefits from American citizens, immigrants must be financially self-sufficient,” he added.
“Finally, to promote integration, assimilation and national unity, future immigrants will be required to learn English and to pass a civics exam prior to admission.”
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According to the president, the plan would also streamline asylum claims at the southern border.
“Legitimate asylum-seekers are being replaced by those lodging frivolous claims — these are frivolous claims to gain admission into our country,” he said.
“If you have a proper claim, you will quickly be admitted. If you don’t, you will promptly be returned home.”
We are here on this beautiful spring day to unveil our plan to create a fair, modern & LAWFUL system of immigration for the U.S. If adopted, our plan will transform America’s immigration system into the pride of our Nation and the envy of the modern world. https://t.co/YqyTYgTByD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2019
“If adopted, our plan will transform America’s immigration system into the pride of our nation and the envy of the modern world,” Trump said.
“Our proposal builds upon our nation’s rich history of immigration, while strengthening the bonds of citizenship that bind us together as a national family.”
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