Trump's Senior Advisor Explains Green Card Issue Reform Details

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Steven Miller, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, explained the details of the green-card reform supported by the US president at a press briefing held at the White House on Wednesday.

Miller called reform the biggest in immigration policy in half a century, adding that the big question is the fact who gets the green card. Considering that before it could be obtained by those people who did not demonstrate their skills that could benefit the US economy, the reform introduces several major historical changes.

Firstly, it eliminates the so-called chain migration. This means that if you enter the United States with a green card, you can soon receive US citizenship and all the benefits that an American citizen has, including bringing a relative. This relative, in turn, can bring another relative, who can also bring a relative. This is why this process is called chain migration, which has been reducing the skills of migrants for many years. The new migration reform proposes to limit family migration only to spouses and minor children.

Secondly, the new reform creates a point-based migration system. Such a system operates in Australia and Canada. What will this system pay attention to? Does the applicant speak English, can he financially support himself and his family, and does he have a skill that will benefit the US economy? The last part is very important, as this will prevent the crowding out of American workers.

As is known, US President Donald Trump proposed effectively abolish the immigrant visa system from 1990, known as Green Card. Instead, it is proposed to adopt a new bill called The raise ("Rise").

Earlier this year, Senators Tom Cotton and David Purdue submitted a bill, designed to reduce the number of legal immigrants from 1 million to 500 000 per year. The bill also calls for restricting the admission of migrant relatives to the country, abolishing the visa lottery and complicating the process of obtaining a green card that allows you to live and work in the country.

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