RAISE Act cuts legal immigration by half, promises to lift wages

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RAISE Act cuts legal immigration by half, promises to lift wages

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Published on Aug 8, 2017, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:51:15

Episode Description

The President says legal immigration should be cut in half, with Green Cards based on "merit" and not on family connections. Would the US survive as a "nation of immigrants" if it only admitted "the best and the brightest?

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