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Merit matters in US immigration, but agreeing on what 'merit' means is complicated

  • Written by John Carson, Associate Professor of History, University of Michigan
Merit matters in US immigration, but agreeing on what 'merit' means is complicatedA naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Fierce debate over who deserves to be an immigrant to the United States has drawn on for decades.

Recently, President Donald Trump and hardliner Republicans have proposed overhauling the U.S. immigration system to focus principally on “merit-based” immigration. As they...

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