Immigration Policy in the United States

Immigration has been an issue faced by a tight debate in the United States for a long time. The debate arose once again during the campaign of President Donald Trump whose stance on immigration has always been to reduce the number of immigrants into the United States. The immigration system has been targeted by President Donald Trump who has been provoking a new legislation which is meant to cut the number of illegal immigrants in the country (Shugerman, 2017). He is also advocating for a new merit-based visa scheme which would limit the number of immigrants into the country. The number of immigrants in the United States has been estimated to be between 11 and 12 million people but this data has been constantly questioned by President Trump.

During his campaigns, the president spoke against illegal immigration which as he asserted, stole jobs from the American workers. In an attempt to reduce their number, he has pushed for the construction of US-Mexico border wall as well as a ban on the travel of six Muslim majority countries (Shugerman, 2017). The president has also promoted the RAISE Act which is aimed at cutting the population of immigrants in the United States by half over a period of ten years. The act will favor those who have good job skills, speak English and most importantly, those that can contribute to the economy of the United States (Shugerman, 2017).

Together with other Senators such as Tom Cotton and David Perdue, President Trump suggested that the act would reduce poverty in the country as well as increase the wages, a situation which would also save the taxpayers a lot of money (Shugerman, 2017). He also emphasized that it would favor English-speaking immigrants and they would be able to support themselves financially. The RAISE Act is a weighty attempt by the president to attempt the reformation of the legal immigration system although significant changes are yet to come into manifestation.