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I discuss Section Two of Senate Bill 354, the "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act" or the "Raise Act." This section eliminates the Diversity Visa Program, which was established under the Immigration and Nationality Act. I analyze the details of the Diversity Visa Program, its history, and the arguments for and against it. This episode is good for anyone curious about how the RAISE Act will change the United States' immigration system. … More Ep. 15: The RAISE Act Pt. 1

I discuss Section Two of Senate Bill 354, the "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act" or the "Raise Act." This section eliminates the Diversity Visa Program, which was established under the Immigration and Nationality Act. I analyze the details of the Diversity Visa Program, its history, and the arguments for and against it. This episode is good for anyone curious about how the RAISE Act will change the United States' immigration system. … More Ep. 15: The RAISE Act Pt. 1 The post Ep. 15: The RAISE Act Pt. 1 appeared first on The Edge of Ideas.

Darrell Castle presents how the RAISE ACT would change American immigration policy. Transcription / Notes THE RAISE ACT Hello this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report.  Today is Friday August 18, 2017, and on today's Report I will be talking about the Raise Act, which stands for Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act.  The discussion of this new proposal will give us a chance to take a look at current American immigration policy.  The Raise Act, then, is an attempt to reform American Immigration Policy and base it on a different set of assumptions. The Raise Act was proposed by Senator Tom Cotton, the junior Senator from Arkansas, who filed it in February 2017.  A brief look at Senator Cotton's background tells us that he is from a family of Arkansas farmers and that he attended Harvard University, where he graduated with honors.  He then graduated from Harvard law school, but instead of practicing law, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving two separate tours in combat, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.  The Raise Act so far has attracted one co-sponsor—David Perdue, the junior senator from Georgia. President Trump is on board with the Act, and in fact, you will often see it cited as Trump's immigration bill.  Keep in mind that this bill seeks to reform American Immigration Policy for legal immigration, and it has nothing to do with illegal entry into the country.  The Act seeks to change or reform the policy that allows people from foreign countries to legally acquire permanent resident status in the United States. The current immigration policy of the United States consists of three basic parts and each part has many sub-parts.  The first part is immigration for the so-called “green card people.”  These are foreigners who are allowed permanent status in the United States with a green card.  They can do anything an American Citizen can do except vote.  After they've been here a few years, they can apply for citizenship.  Immigrants can then bring as many relatives as they want, i.e., the so-called “chain migration”.  Senator Cotton's bill would limit chain migration to spouses and dependent children only. Refugees are also included in this category.  In 2016 we admitted 85,000 with refugee status; in 2015 it was 70,000; 2014, 70,000; 2013, 70,000.  The Raise Act would limit refugees to 50,000 per year, so not that big a change.  Also within this immigration category is the so called diversity lottery.  That is where people from other countries can enter a lottery and 50,000 are selected each year for permanent residence.  Last year over 14 million registered for the lottery.  The vast majority of the 50,000 selected were from Africa and the Middle East.  The Raise Act would eliminate the lottery altogether. Immigration under the Raise Act would be based on a points system.  Accepted Applications would be limited to 140,000 per year, and spouses and minor children would count against the 140,000.  To be placed in the applicant pool a person would need 30 points.  Points would be awarded based on age, education, English language proficiency, extraordinary achievement, i.e., a Noble Prize winner gets 25 points, actual job offer with a salary at least 150% of what local Americans would make, and investment of money in a new enterprise.  The criticism of this points system is usually that it doesn't provide a path to entry for less skilled workers but the idea is to raise the status of the American worker by limiting foreign competition for less skilled jobs. The second category of current immigration policy is guest workers.  These are people who are admitted for a fixed term, not permanently, and only to perform a specific agreed upon job.  The points system under the Raise Act would obviously drastically affect the guest worker program. If the Raise Act seeks to base American Immigration Policy on a different set of assumptions as I've said it does,

Happy Friday! There’s much to discuss:  President Trump made headlines with his announced support of the “RAISE Act (S.354)”  (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act).  On June 28th I was on Newsmax-TV and was interviewed by an old friend, Bill Tucker.  During my interview I talked about the misuse of language by journalists- my interview was posted on the Newsmax website under the title, “Ex-INS Agent: Media Should 'Fire' Reporters Who Don't Report Gang Violence” and Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) posted my commentary: Supreme Court Orders “Shields Down,” Eviscerating Presidential Authority to Prevent Entry of Terrorists. On August 3rd FrontPage Magazine published my article:U.S. MILITARY INFILTRATED BY ALIEN RECRUITS?- Pentagon investigators discover fatal flaws in vetting process. Please be a part of my “Bucket Brigade of Truth” and tell your friends and neighbors about my program- and mywebsite, remember Democracy is not a “Spectator Sport!”

FAIR's President, Dan Stein, voices his support for the newly proposed Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act on KABC-AM. The RAISE Act would take the first critical step in moving the immigrant selection process to a more merit-based system, while returning overall immigration to more historic levels. To learn more visit: fairus.org

Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas joins Peter Robinson to discuss the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, an immigration reformation bill he is cosponsoring. He notes that American workers have been getting a raw deal since the immigration laws were changed in 1965. The American workers’ wages have not gone up but income inequality has. Senator Cotton thinks this is largely due to flooding the labor market with millions of low-skilled, low-wage workers. In rethinking our immigration policies we need to look at whether our laws are serving the American people.