Post by the Scribe on Aug 31, 2020 1:25:37 GMT
And perhaps no area did the Washington special interests try harder to stop us than on my policy of pro-American immigration.
President Trump has promised that he is on the verge of signing a new executive order to put in place a merit-based immigration system similar to ones in Canada and New Zealand.
That has not yet materialized.
He had charged his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner with developing a merit-based immigration reform bill, with provisions sought by business groups. But that stalled. Immigration restrictionist groups, which have strong support from Trump’s base, have fought efforts to boost immigration.
Roberta Rampton
NPR White House Editor
President Trump has promised that he is on the verge of signing a new executive order to put in place a merit-based immigration system similar to ones in Canada and New Zealand.
That has not yet materialized.
He had charged his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner with developing a merit-based immigration reform bill, with provisions sought by business groups. But that stalled. Immigration restrictionist groups, which have strong support from Trump’s base, have fought efforts to boost immigration.
Roberta Rampton
NPR White House Editor