Page 1 of 20 1234511 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 287

Thread: Trump pitches 'merit-based' immigration proposal

  1. #1 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Posts
    43,479
    Thanks
    12,574
    Thanked 23,756 Times in 16,563 Posts
    Groans
    249
    Groaned 1,622 Times in 1,532 Posts

    Default Trump pitches 'merit-based' immigration proposal

    President Donald Trump on Thursday formally rolled out his proposal to overhaul the country's approach to immigration, saying the U.S. must prioritize younger and highly educated immigrants to "contribute more to our social safety net" and "restore the integrity of our broken asylum system."

    Trump also said the U.S. should crack down on asylum seekers, as migrant caravans continue to flow from Central America.

    Unfortunately, legitimate asylum seekers are being displaced by those lodging frivolous claims," Trump said in a Rose Garden speech. "My plan expedites relief for legitimate asylum seekers by screening out the merit-less claims. If you have a proper claim, you will quickly be admitted. If you don't, you will promptly be returned home."
    Immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship legally should also be held to a strict, point-based merit standard, Trump said. Under his plan, the younger and more educated a person is, the more likely they are to have their applications approved. Points would also be added for having a "valuable skill, an offer of employment, an advanced education or a plan to create jobs."

    Immigrants would have to prove they're financially self-sufficient, learn English, and pass a civics exam prior to entry into the country.


    This plan would not change the overall number of immigrants allowed in the U.S. legally — only attempt to change the composition of immigration. It also wouldn't address the illegal immigration population currently in the United States, an issue Trump has controversially railed about for years.

    Also within his speech, Trump touched on the issue of security at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the immigration proposal would ensure investment in technology that would "scan 100 percent of everything coming through." This would largely be funded, he said, by fees and revenue generated at the border
    https://www.politico.com/story/2019/...policy-1329380

  2. The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to dukkha For This Post:

    Earl (05-18-2019), Granule (05-17-2019), Grokmaster (05-17-2019), Life is Golden (05-17-2019), Stretch (05-16-2019), Tkaffen (05-16-2019)

  3. #2 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    183,528
    Thanks
    71,923
    Thanked 35,503 Times in 27,049 Posts
    Groans
    53
    Groaned 19,565 Times in 18,156 Posts
    Blog Entries
    16

  4. The Following 2 Users Groan At evince For This Awful Post:

    Earl (05-18-2019), Granule (05-17-2019)

  5. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to evince For This Post:

    christiefan915 (05-17-2019), Cypress (05-16-2019), Phantasmal (05-16-2019)

  6. #3 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Posts
    43,479
    Thanks
    12,574
    Thanked 23,756 Times in 16,563 Posts
    Groans
    249
    Groaned 1,622 Times in 1,532 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    its dead in the water
    correct. The Dems will never pass immigration reform -
    they would rather have a million Guatemala dirt farmers illegally immigrate instead

  7. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to dukkha For This Post:

    BRUTALITOPS (05-17-2019), Earl (05-18-2019), Life is Golden (05-17-2019), Stretch (05-16-2019), Tkaffen (05-16-2019)

  8. #4 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    40,213
    Thanks
    14,475
    Thanked 23,679 Times in 16,485 Posts
    Groans
    23
    Groaned 585 Times in 561 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    correct. The Dems will never pass immigration reform -
    they would rather have a million Guatemala dirt farmers illegally immigrate instead
    It is that whole plantation mentality. They never gave it up.

  9. #5 | Top
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    73,389
    Thanks
    101,920
    Thanked 54,766 Times in 33,631 Posts
    Groans
    3,155
    Groaned 5,065 Times in 4,683 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    its dead in the water
    The hilarious thing about this is Melania and her parents would never been allowed to come here if this had been the law. Isn’t it ironic.

  10. The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to Phantasmal For This Post:

    Bill (05-16-2019), christiefan915 (05-17-2019), Cypress (05-16-2019), evince (05-16-2019), Mason Michaels (05-17-2019), moon (05-17-2019), Nomad (05-16-2019), ThatOwlWoman (05-16-2019)

  11. #6 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    183,528
    Thanks
    71,923
    Thanked 35,503 Times in 27,049 Posts
    Groans
    53
    Groaned 19,565 Times in 18,156 Posts
    Blog Entries
    16

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    correct. The Dems will never pass immigration reform -
    they would rather have a million Guatemala dirt farmers illegally immigrate instead
    why are you such a complete assminer for Putin?



    just one of those so many Boston racists I guess



    the Dem led house already said they would BACK NOTHING the left out the dreamers



    so what do you fucking brainless election cheating taint dwellers do


    Plan a failure

  12. #7 | Top
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Posts
    41,960
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked 22,041 Times in 13,848 Posts
    Groans
    0
    Groaned 3,042 Times in 2,838 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    correct. The Dems will never pass immigration reform -
    they would rather have a million Guatemala dirt farmers illegally immigrate instead
    Trump don't want it passed, he don't give a rat's ass about immigration other than it is one of his key issues which he wants to keep alive till 2020, which is kinda ironic given he didn't do well with it 2018

    A leader who wants to seriously address a problem doesn't introduce his proposal and concurrently take the time to insult the very people he needs to support his proposal

    It's dead and Trump wants it dead

  13. The Following User Says Thank You to archives For This Post:

    Port Tack (05-17-2019)

  14. #8 | Top
    Join Date
    Jun 2016
    Location
    State of Bliss
    Posts
    31,007
    Thanks
    7,095
    Thanked 5,196 Times in 3,829 Posts
    Groans
    433
    Groaned 261 Times in 257 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Would the latest mrs drumpf qualify???
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



  15. #9 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    40,213
    Thanks
    14,475
    Thanked 23,679 Times in 16,485 Posts
    Groans
    23
    Groaned 585 Times in 561 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Would the latest mrs drumpf qualify???
    That is a legitimate question.

  16. #10 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    34,576
    Thanks
    5,715
    Thanked 15,145 Times in 10,539 Posts
    Groans
    100
    Groaned 2,987 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Why introduce merit based immigrants to our decidedly nepotistic plutocracy? We'll just corrupt these good immigrants.

  17. #11 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    34,576
    Thanks
    5,715
    Thanked 15,145 Times in 10,539 Posts
    Groans
    100
    Groaned 2,987 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Would the latest mrs drumpf qualify???
    The binder clip on the back of her neck pulling her face skin tight as a drum makes her eyes look like raisons.

  18. #12 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2016
    Location
    land-locked in Ocala,FL
    Posts
    27,321
    Thanks
    30,862
    Thanked 16,758 Times in 11,557 Posts
    Groans
    1,063
    Groaned 889 Times in 847 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Would the latest mrs drumpf qualify???
    I think a big merit would be that one would come to America with the ability to speak English, open a bank account with a year's worth of potential living expenses already covered, ability to pay for their own shelter, proof of being gainfully employed and/or not living off of American taxpayers. That's the way it is in most other countries.
    Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
    empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
    pain in abortion.

    Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
    which has begun. To abort life is to end it.



  19. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Stretch For This Post:

    anonymoose (05-17-2019), Bill (05-16-2019)

  20. #13 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    40,213
    Thanks
    14,475
    Thanked 23,679 Times in 16,485 Posts
    Groans
    23
    Groaned 585 Times in 561 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    I think a big merit would be that one would come to America with the ability to speak English, open a bank account with a year's worth of potential living expenses already covered, ability to pay for their own shelter, proof of being gainfully employed and/or not living off of American taxpayers. That's the way it is in most other countries.
    Exactly! Good job!

  21. #14 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2016
    Location
    land-locked in Ocala,FL
    Posts
    27,321
    Thanks
    30,862
    Thanked 16,758 Times in 11,557 Posts
    Groans
    1,063
    Groaned 889 Times in 847 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor View Post
    Exactly! Good job!
    We're so lax here. I posted a list of countries all around the world in here a few months ago with
    all these requirements one must meet prior to being allowed to move in. I was amazed at
    at the hard line rules they had. I mean they do background checks on you, credit checks,
    legal and criminal checks. They require the exact address of where you'll be living
    and how much your rent/mortgage will be.
    They want to know just who the heck you ARE before you waltz in there.
    Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
    empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
    pain in abortion.

    Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
    which has begun. To abort life is to end it.



  22. The Following User Says Thank You to Stretch For This Post:

    Sailor (05-17-2019)

  23. #15 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    57,786
    Thanks
    35,471
    Thanked 50,285 Times in 27,093 Posts
    Groans
    22
    Groaned 2,975 Times in 2,692 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    President Donald Trump on Thursday formally rolled out his proposal to overhaul the country's approach to immigration, saying the U.S. must prioritize younger and highly educated immigrants to "contribute more to our social safety net" and "restore the integrity of our broken asylum system."

    Trump also said the U.S. should crack down on asylum seekers, as migrant caravans continue to flow from Central America.

    Immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship legally should also be held to a strict, point-based merit standard, Trump said. Under his plan, the younger and more educated a person is, the more likely they are to have their applications approved. Points would also be added for having a "valuable skill, an offer of employment, an advanced education or a plan to create jobs."

    Immigrants would have to prove they're financially self-sufficient, learn English, and pass a civics exam prior to entry into the country.


    This plan would not change the overall number of immigrants allowed in the U.S. legally — only attempt to change the composition of immigration. It also wouldn't address the illegal immigration population currently in the United States, an issue Trump has controversially railed about for years.

    Also within his speech, Trump touched on the issue of security at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the immigration proposal would ensure investment in technology that would "scan 100 percent of everything coming through." This would largely be funded, he said, by fees and revenue generated at the border
    https://www.politico.com/story/2019/...policy-1329380
    My father came here as an unemployed 16 year old boy with a scholarship to study violin, and with no prospect for a job.

    My grandmother, aunt, and cousins fled communist oppression without any real job skills, and with something like 50 dollars in their pocket,

    If you and your president had your way, my relatives probably would have been shut out of North America and the United States in favor of some skilled workers from your Aryan Master Race.

  24. The Following User Says Thank You to Cypress For This Post:

    christiefan915 (05-17-2019)

Similar Threads

  1. Democratic vs Republican sales pitches
    By FUCK THE POLICE in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-12-2019, 10:33 AM
  2. Proposal to redefine illegal immigration
    By FUCK THE POLICE in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-10-2018, 08:06 PM
  3. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-31-2018, 10:27 AM
  4. Watermark's proposal on immigration
    By FUCK THE POLICE in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-09-2018, 05:17 PM
  5. Ronald "Based" Reagan on illegal immigration
    By FUCK THE POLICE in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-10-2017, 05:42 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •