Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Point-based Immigration Doesn’t Add Up, by Manuel Orozco and Julia Blocher

The White House recently embraced a proposal to cut legal immigration to the United States using a ‘merit’-based points system. Senior aides claim this would ensure migrants could support themselves financially, and not burden social services. 
The move is an overture to some corners of the Republican base and has purportedly re-invigorated debates on national identity and American values. But does the ‘costs of immigration’ argument hold water?
Unsurprisingly, the devil is in the details.

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