They have taken advantage of our country
no longer. I am going to bring back millions of jobs. Protecting our workers
also means reforming our system of legal immigration. The current,
outdated system depresses wages for our poorest workers and puts great
pressure on taxpayers. Nations around the world, like Canada,
Australia, and many others, have a merit-based immigration system. It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought
to be able to support themselves financially. Yet, in America, we do
not enforce this rule, straining the very public resources that our
poorest citizens rely upon. According to the National Academy of Sciences, our current
immigration system costs American taxpayers many billions of dollars a
year. Switching away from this current system of lower-skilled
immigration and, instead, adopting a merit-based system, we will have
so many more benefits. It will save countless dollars, raise workers'
wages, and help struggling families, including immigrant families,
enter the middle class. They will do it quickly, and they will be very,
very happy indeed. 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. If we are guided by the well-being of American citizens,
then I believe Republicans and Democrats can work together to achieve
an outcome that has eluded our country for decades. Another Republican President, Dwight D.
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