{"id":14704,"date":"2017-08-02T11:58:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=14704"},"modified":"2018-12-28T12:42:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:42:18","slug":"raise-act-endorsed-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2017\/08\/02\/raise-act-endorsed-by-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton, Perdue’s RAISE Act Endorsed by President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAISE a Glass to the American Worker Once Again<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not every day a bill is introduced in Congress that represents some of the best thinking on a major public policy issue, but the new \u201cRAISE Act\u201d qualifies.\u00a0 Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) have put their heads together to introduce the \u201cReforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act.\u201d It seeks to boost working wages and enhance American competitiveness. It deserves our support.<\/p>\n

The RAISE Act makes good on a major Trump campaign promise to reduce immigration to traditional levels. This innovative bill would finally put in place recurring recommendations from various blue-ribbon commissions dating back more than 35 years. It\u2019s long overdue. Among other things, the RAISE Act would:<\/p>\n

Make immigration affordable.<\/h2>\n

By admitting fewer low-skilled immigrants, solely on the basis of family relationships, it would reduce the rate of welfare dependence among newcomers.<\/p>\n

Make immigration manageable.<\/h2>\n

By curtailing the chain migration of extended families<\/a> in favor of immediate family households, it would eliminate the backlogs and long waiting lists that encourage so many visa-overstays.\u00a0 It also dispenses with another Chuck Schumer creation: a pointless \u201cDiversity Lottery\u201d that makes us the laughing stock of the world.\u00a0 The Raise Act\u2019s sponsors hope to see immigration levels drop over 40 percent in the first year alone.<\/p>\n

Make immigration work for America again.<\/h2>\n

We don\u2019t make buggy whips any longer. Why have an outdated immigration system? Through an innovative skills-based \u201cpoints structure,\u201d the Raise Act<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Eliminates the special interest pressure of predatory employer-based foreign labor recruitment that has plagued immigration law for so long<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Ensures more newcomers have the skills compositions to make a real contribution to our economy \u2013 to help grow our economy and attract capital for innovation.\u00a0 But it does so in a way that protects our<\/em> working families.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Make immigration compatible with today\u2019s labor market.<\/h2>\n

    By reducing chain and employer-sponsored immigration, the bill would help ensure that downward wage pressure from immigration will stop.\u00a0 Did you know that due to the explosion of unskilled immigration, wages for those who didn\u2019t finish high school have been steadily dropping?\u00a0 Under the RAISE Act, wages will rise; those hit hardest by low-skill immigration will finally regain a footing on the ladder to the American dream. Isn\u2019t it time we think about the most vulnerable, hardest working Americans?<\/p>\n

    President Trump promised<\/a> to Make American Great Again. To help make immigration great again \u2013 to ensure immigration serves the American people and our national priorities \u2013 the RAISE Act would be a fine place to start.