Washington: In a major policy speech Thursday, US President Donald Trump is all set to announce a new proposal to overhaul the country’s immigration policy that would give preference to foreigners based on merit rather than the existing system that gives preference to family ties. It is a move that could end the agonising wait for green cards for hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals. The brainchild of Trump’s son-in-law, Jarred Kushner, the new plan primarily focuses on strengthening border security and revamping the system of green card or legal permanent residency so that people with merit, higher degrees and professional qualifications could get an easy access to the immigration system. As of now, about 66 per cent of the green cards are given to those with family ties and only 12 per cent are based on skills. The Trump administration intends to change this. However, the plan faces an uphill task mainly because of the bitterly divided Congress on partisan lines,...
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