What is the argument against moving toward a skill-based immigration system?
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Could be but seems kinda inconsistent to lament current skills-based programs and then argue they should be centerpiece of new policy
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Having gone through skill based immigration to the US, that's to a significant degree because the current system actually isn't very good.
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H1B is overcrowded every year, and instead of going by qualification or benefit to US, it goes via lottery.
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With EB1 you have a significant advantage if you know enough people (as recommendations from pillars of
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With EB5, if you can call that "skill based", it's about the amount of money you can invest in things that are scams to a significant degree
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So I don't think it's disingenuous to think the current system is broken *and* that skill based systems are worthwhile.
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Just to make sure I'm not misunderstood: NOT saying that the proposal is good or such, just that the idea of emphasizing skill isn't dumb.
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I think it's the zero-sum nature of it or linking it to a broader reduction that triggers a lot of the concern.
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Oh, I completely agree - the players working on the current proposals haven't built up a lot of trust.
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They actually just essentially scrapped a heavily skill based non-immigration work "visa" from the late Obama admin.
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