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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 3000521" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>Well, we know who opposes immigration reform. The far left with their need for voters and the greedy corporations that exploit immigrants by paying them peanuts.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/files/documents/170801_New_RAISE_Act_One_Pager_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act) A Bill to Raise Working Wages & Boost American Competitiveness</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The RAISE Act Solution </strong></p><p></p><p>The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act) would spur economic growth and help raise working Americans’ wages ending chain migration, giving priority to the most skilled immigrants from around the world, and reducing overall immigration by half. Specifically, the RAISE Act would:</p><p></p><p><strong>Establish a Skills-Based Points System.</strong> The RAISE Act would replace the current permanent employment-visa framework with a skills-based points system, akin to the systems used by Canada and Australia. The system would prioritize those immigrants who are best positioned to succeed in the United States and expand the economy. Applicants earn points based on education, English-language ability, high-paying job offers, age, record of extraordinary achievement, and entrepreneurial initiative.</p><p></p><p><strong>Prioritize Immediate Family Households.</strong> The RAISE Act keeps immigration preferences for the spouses and minor children of U.S. residents, encouraging the unification of nuclear families. It eliminates preferences for extended family and grown adult family members of U.S. residents. For U.S. citizens who need to bring elderly parents to the United States for care-taking purposes, the bill creates a renewable temporary visa for such parents.</p><p></p><p><strong>Eliminate the Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery.</strong> The Diversity Lottery is plagued with fraud, advances no economic or humanitarian interest, and does not even promote diversity. It is an arbitrary way to distribute the precious privilege of U.S. citizenship, and the RAISE Act would eliminate it. </p><p></p><p><strong>Place a Responsible Limit on Permanent Residency for Refugees.</strong> The RAISE Act would limit refugees offered permanent residency to 50,000 per year, in line with a 13-year average.</p><p></p><p>Sounds racist, terrible, and unfair.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group2/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 3000521, member: 1940"] Well, we know who opposes immigration reform. The far left with their need for voters and the greedy corporations that exploit immigrants by paying them peanuts. [URL='https://www.cotton.senate.gov/files/documents/170801_New_RAISE_Act_One_Pager_FINAL.pdf']Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act) A Bill to Raise Working Wages & Boost American Competitiveness[/URL] [B]The RAISE Act Solution [/B] The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act) would spur economic growth and help raise working Americans’ wages ending chain migration, giving priority to the most skilled immigrants from around the world, and reducing overall immigration by half. Specifically, the RAISE Act would: [B]Establish a Skills-Based Points System.[/B] The RAISE Act would replace the current permanent employment-visa framework with a skills-based points system, akin to the systems used by Canada and Australia. The system would prioritize those immigrants who are best positioned to succeed in the United States and expand the economy. Applicants earn points based on education, English-language ability, high-paying job offers, age, record of extraordinary achievement, and entrepreneurial initiative. [B]Prioritize Immediate Family Households.[/B] The RAISE Act keeps immigration preferences for the spouses and minor children of U.S. residents, encouraging the unification of nuclear families. It eliminates preferences for extended family and grown adult family members of U.S. residents. For U.S. citizens who need to bring elderly parents to the United States for care-taking purposes, the bill creates a renewable temporary visa for such parents. [B]Eliminate the Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery.[/B] The Diversity Lottery is plagued with fraud, advances no economic or humanitarian interest, and does not even promote diversity. It is an arbitrary way to distribute the precious privilege of U.S. citizenship, and the RAISE Act would eliminate it. [B]Place a Responsible Limit on Permanent Residency for Refugees.[/B] The RAISE Act would limit refugees offered permanent residency to 50,000 per year, in line with a 13-year average. Sounds racist, terrible, and unfair.:rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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