Merit-Based Immigration

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Merit-based immigration: Do We Really Need It? Merit-based immigration is a point system based on education, employment history, age, skills, and your ability to speak English to see if you are eligible to immigrate to America. The system that is in place right now is based off of family that already resides in the states and you have to apply to get your family over. This system can change how America will be in the future since it has always been a country full of diversity. There should not be a merit-based immigration system because many industries in the U.S. require low-skilled workers; limiting the number immigrants that come in would affect the companies who rely on them, and raise labor and consumer costs. First of all, many