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    To the Point

    Trump to support high-skilled immigrants over families

    President Trump today hosted two Republican Senators at the White House with a new bill that they say would cut legal immigration in half in 10 years. Green cards would be available based on high skills and the demonstrated ability to make a living.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 2, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Trump today hosted two Republican Senators at the White House with a new bill that they say would cut legal immigration in half in 10 years. Green cards would be available based on high skills and the demonstrated ability to make a living. But Tony Blinken, Deputy of Secretary of State for President Obama, told CNN the requirement for high skills was dangerously exclusive.

    Heather Long, economics correspondent for the Washington Post, looks at the bill and its support from the business community.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Devan Schwartz

      Producer

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Heather Long

      Washington Post economics columnist

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    President Trump touts a booming economy
    1. 1:28Trump to support high-skilled immigrants over familiesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:04The president and the economy: winners and losers
    3. 41:53Landmark Tunisian law aims to protect women from violence
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