Pelosi condemns merit-based immigration reform as Trump unveils proposal
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john parkinson
andmariam khan
May 16, 2019, 1:47 PM ET
Coming upPelosi condemns merit-based immigration reform
As President Donald Trump prepared to unveil his roadmap for immigration reform Thursday in the Rose Garden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the White House's focus on a "merit" system while stressing that any approach must be comprehensive, and include a path to citizenship.
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“We have to do it in a way that secures our border, has a path to citizenship, respects the value of family to us that has certain principles that we would agree to,†Pelosi told ABC Senior Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce at a news conference in the Capitol Thursday.
The "Trump Immigration Plan," as described by officials Wednesday, would prioritize visas for applicants with extraordinary talent, professional and specialized vocations, and exceptional students. Legal immigration numbers would remain the same with 1.1 million green cards, according to the official, who said the administration studied merit-based systems in countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore.
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