트럼프, 능력우선 이민정책 발표… 고학력 고숙련자 우대<br /><br />President Trump has announced a new immigration policy for the U.S.... focused on skills and education rather than family ties.<br />Lee Min-sun reports. President Trump announced plans for a revised immigration policy on Thursday local time during a speech at the White House's Rose Garden. <br />Trump laid out the new policy, which would give priority to immigrants with higher educational backgrounds, extraordinary talent, professional and specialized vocations, instead of the current family-tie based policy.<br />"Companies are moving offices to other countries because our immigration rules prevent them from retaining highly skilled and even, if I might, totally brilliant people. We discriminate against genius. We discriminate against brilliance. We won't anymore once we get this passed and we hope to get it passed as soon as possible."<br />Trump had been arguing that a family-based immigration policy causes chain migration that allows immigrants to invite their relatives to the country... which he claimed undermines jobs for Americans and eventually threatens U.S. national security.<br />The Trump administration plans to reduce family-based immigration and expand merit-based or employment-based immigration for highly skilled workers. <br />However, it seems unclear whether the new policy will be passed as it faces strong opposition from the Democratic Party and also from some Republicans.<br />Lee Min-sun Arirang News. <br />
