Article snippet: President Capitol Hill to present the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act. The bill aims to prioritize workers’ skills over family ties and would be the “most significant reform to our immigration system in half a century,” Trump said. The goal of the bill is to knock down the number of authorized immigrants to the U.S. each year from about 1 million to 500,000 by 2027. The RAISE bill would cut out the four-tiered family immigration category for green cards, paving way for a new merit-based system that would prioritize high-skilled workers who are proficient in English and have “entrepreneurial initiative,” according to Cotton and Perdue, the bill’s sponsors. “This competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak English, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy,” Trump said. Minor children and spouses of Americans wouldn’t be affected, but Americans with elderly noncitizen parents abroad would have to file for a new renewable temporary visa for them to come to the U.S. Under the current system, most authorized immigrants are admitted to the U.S. on the basis of family ties. American citizens may sponsor spouses, parents and minor children for visas, and the number issued in the family category is not capped. Siblings and adult children of Americans and children of green card holders may be sponsored too but are given lower priority. Trum... Link to the full article to read more