Stage 8 : Response to Trump's New Immigration Policy

   I agree with the views expressed in this post, that the bill, if passed, will be a very poor decision.
The author argues in his post that this legislation will hurt the economy as the bill will reduce the chances of finding cheap labor. I agree with this argument, and in addition to that, some of the cheap labor jobs are jobs that American citizens do not want. An example of this would be the US agricultural industry where is is heavily reliant on a migrant workforce to help harvest crops. Some crop farmers have expressed the view that, if the Mexican workers were to be sent back, the entire agricultural system will collapse. Therefore, unskilled and cheap labor is essential to fill up jobs that no American wants, but are still essential to the American economy. Hence, only allowing highly skilled workers into the United States is a very poor move.

Like the author, I do understand that the benefit of this legislation of admitting skilled workers through a merit system, means that immigrants are more likely to contribute to society. However, the legislation makes it that only a certain type of skilled workers are able to enter ( those with English speaking skills and high paying job offers).Furthermore, the legislation also proposes the discontinuation of the diversity visa programme. This means that this will drastically reduce the level of diversity in the American population. As many studies have shown that having more diversity can actually help in enriching and improving society, this bill is hurtful to the American society.

Additionally, I feel that the ideology behind this bill go against the American idea of 'a nation of immigrants.' As the plaque on the Statue of Liberty declares, " Give me your tired, your poor ,your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."