According to reports from the Daily Caller, Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia are working with the White House administration to create a bill (the RAISE Act) that would fundamentally transform, and possibly fix, America’s broken legal immigration system.
The RAISE Act would not only stop the practice of chain-migration, but it would also cut the number of immigrants in half over the next decade. Should the Act eventually get passed, it would be the biggest change to America’s immigration system since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which opened up the US borders to mass migration from the developing world.
Although many Americans believe that we need to curb illegal immigration into the country, the question of legal immigration is more tricky. In fact, many people think legal immigration is not only harmless, but that it’s an integral to America’s survival—many can’t imagine an America without mass-migration.
You’ve heard the mantra: “America is a nation of immigrants”. This is taken as gospel. To disagree is sinful.
But here’s the deal: we’re all sinners. We shouldn’t be afraid to talk about immigration reform, whether legal or illegal. So, very briefly, I’m going to explain why the RAISE Act hits the nail on the head, why America needs to reform its legal immigration system.