Lower-Skilled Immigrants: Congress and Immigration

lower-skilled immigrants: WATCH Trump's full speech to CongressANALYSIS No Republican cakewalk for Trump and 115th CongressANALYSIS Trump's party controls Congress, but he won't have free rein Trump said a broad immigration reform plan was possible if both Republicans and Democrats in Congress were willing to compromise, according to CBC. He said U.S. immigration should be based on a merit-based system, rather than relying on lower-skilled immigrants. '887025219938', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container80102617', 'ciid' 'caffeine14004036' ; Canada comes up as Trump talks immigration1 29 Comprehensive immigration reform eluded his two predecessors because of deep divisions within Congress and among Americans over the issue. Trump, in a prime-time address to a country that remains divided over his leadership, emphasized his desire to focus on problems at home by boosting the U.S. economy with tax reform, a 1-trillion infrastructure effort and an overhaul of former president Barack Obama's signature health-care law, known as Obamacare. Trump said reform would raise wages and help struggling families enter the middle class. Short on details Trump voiced a need to persuade Americans to rally behind his agenda after a bitterly fought election, but he made his argument in terms of getting behind his effort for a new chapter of American greatness. I believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible, as long as we focus on the following goals to improve jobs and wages for Americans, to strengthen our nation's security, and to restore respect for our laws, said the Republican president, who took a hard line against illegal immigrants in his 2016 campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.