Trump has been busy recently, not only busy with Huawei, but also announced a new immigration plan proposal some time ago.
The proposal will push American immigrants to a "merit-based admission system," giving priority to highly skilled people and reducing family immigration quotas in the United States.
Many experts say that within the framework of this new immigration program, Chinese people will become a lot of obstacles to getting American green cards!
Obstacle 1: family relationship immigration applications are restricted Trump proposes that the number of permanent residence status ("green cards") issued annually in the United States should be kept at about 1.1 million.
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Within the framework of the new immigration program, green cards will focus on change, and highly skilled and well-educated individual applications with employment or investment prospects will be given priority over relationship or humanitarian needs with relatives of citizen in the United States.
It is reported that only 12 percent of American immigrants are admitted on the basis of employment and skills, while 66 percent of American immigrants are admitted on the basis of their family relationship.
Us government officials estimate that after Trump`s immigration plan is implemented, the two figures will be 57 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively!
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Under the New deal, if a person acquires permanent resident status in a single state and then marry, he will not be able to apply for immigration for his spouse until TA becomes an citizen in the United States.
In addition, the new immigration policy does not allow citizen to apply for immigration for their parents.
It can be said that this inhumane New deal has dealt a heavy blow to those who want to emigrate through their family relationship.
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After the new deal, many couples may face five to seven years of separation, and many may give up emigration to the United States.
Obstacle 2: green card scheduling clearance according to Forbes, once the new immigration program is passed, federal government will clear 04 million applicants waiting for relatives and employees to emigrate, no matter how long they have been waiting.
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According to Berry Appleman&Leiden, "immigrants waiting in the existing queue will lose their place and need to reapply under the new scoring system."
About 4 million people, about 3.6 million of whom are relatives, are waiting for green card schedules, according to the State Department.
2.2 million of relative immigrants are brothers and sisters of citizen in the United States, 950000 are adult children of citizen, and 470000 are spouses or children of permanent residents.
Such immigrants come mainly from Mexico, the Philippines, India, Vietnam and China.
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Trump`s new immigration program completely scrapped the diversified immigration visa program, known as the "green card drawing of lots." He introduced a "build American visa (Build America)" to replace the existing green card classification, and said the visa would use a "scoring selection system."
The White House said in a statement that immigrants who are already waiting for green cards can get additional points from the new "score selection system," but the details have not yet been determined.
If the scheduling changes subversely, immigrants who are now waiting in line will have to compete with each other, as well as new applicants, and many Chinese will be affected.
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And if the number of applications exceeds the annual ceiling, visa officers need to "choose from it", and some of the immigrants currently in line may not be able to accumulate enough scores (especially low education). Low-skilled relatives emigrated) and were "eliminated".
In other words, if your score is lower than others, even if you wait a long time, everything will still disappear!
If the ranking is determined by score, it is up to the ranking to decide whether or not to get the quota, and the application may not necessarily pass. The waiting period is long, and many Chinese may give up emigration to the United States because of many obstacles.
Obstacle three: green cards are also harder than citizen exams. Trump added in his proposal: "in the future, immigrants will be required to learn English and pass the English and American knowledge exams before they are granted permanent residence."
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According to the current law regulations in the United States, only from green cards to citizen, federal government requires applicants to have basic English reading and writing skills and basic knowledge about American history, government institutions, and so on.
However, Trump government intends to require green card applicants to pass the knowledge exam before submitting their applications and prove their proficiency in English.
Obviously, this is another difficulty for many Chinese immigrants, and it is even more difficult for immigrants to apply!
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The details of the exam requirements are unclear at present.
But whether the proposal is passed or not, in the current trend, the road to American immigration will face difficulties in the future, coupled with a growing trade war, the complex international situation makes the hope of Chinese emigration to the United States less and less.
Although the world`s largest immigration countries, including Australia, are tightening immigration policies, immigration to Australia is another option compared to the United States.
Finally, Trump`s new immigration plan is a blow to many Chinese who want to emigrate to the United States.
With global immigration policies tightening, immigration is becoming more and more difficult.
Compared with the United States, Australia`s immigration policy is more relaxed, transfer to Australia is also a good choice.
