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Trump, senators unveil bill to slash legal immigration to US

Trump and the Republican lawmakers blasted the current immigration system

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US President Donald Trump said the action was proof that his meeting with Persian Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was ‘already paying off’

Reuters Washington
US President Donald Trump and two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled a plan at the White House to half the number of legal immigrants to the United States eventually and favour newcomers who speak English.

Trump threw his support behind a bill developed by senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia that they say would cut legal immigration by 50 per cent over 10 years by reducing the kinds of relatives immigrants can bring into the country. The legislation faces an uphill climb to get through Congress.

"This competitive application process will favour applicants who can speak