What does Trump’s “merit-based” immigration plan mean for Indians?
Donald Trump’s new “merit-based” immigration plan seems to be tipping the scales in favour of skilled foreign talent. In a speech at the White House Rose Garden on May 16, the US president proposed that the share of highly-skilled immigration be bumped up significantly from the current 12% to 57%. “It is time to begin moving towards a merit-based immigration system—one that admits people who are skilled, who want to work, who will contribute to our society, and who will love and respect our country,” Trump said about the plan drawn up by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
