President Donald Trump government’s ‘merit-based’ immigration system may help Indian workers more than anyone else.
Trump has announced his support for a legislation that would scrap the current lottery system to get into the US and institute a points-based system for earning green cards. Factors that would be taken into account in the merit-based system include English language skills, level of education, high- paying jobs, age etc.
If passed by the Congress and signed into law, the legislation titled, “Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act” can cut in half the number legal immigrants but it can benefit highly educated and skilled IT professionals from countries like India.
Among the immigrants to the US, Indians are highly educated, skilled and have an average salary higher than immigrants from any other country, according to the statistics.
“The RAISE Act will change the way the US issues Green Cards to people from other countries. Crucially, the Green Card reforms in the RAISE Act will reduce unskilled immigration and allow only the best in the world to legally enter the US. This key reform will put ‘Americans first’ and make America competitive again,” Trump said at a White House event to announce his support to the RAISE Act.
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