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May 16, 2019

Trump to Announce "Merit-Based" Immigration Plan to Limit Asylum Cases, Family Reunifications
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President Trump is set to unveil a sweeping immigration plan today that
would prioritize high-skilled workers and English speakers, while
further cutting the number of immigrants granted asylum or allowed to
reunify with family members living in the U.S. The plan would cap
immigration rates at their current levels, changing the percentage of
those receiving green cards based on so-called "merit" from 12% to 57%.
It could even require immigrants hoping to enter the U.S. to pass a
civics test. The plan doesn't deal with DACA, family separations, or the
11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Trump is set to
announce the plan, which was crafted by his son-in-law and senior
adviser, Jared Kushner, at a ceremony today in the White House Rose
Garden. Meanwhile, Guatemala's U.S. consul says a
two-and-a-half-year-old migrant boy died in U.S. custody Wednesday,
three days after he and his family were detained by Customs and Border
Protection. He's believed to be the fourth migrant child to die in U.S.
custody since December.


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