Pence says part of Trump govt’s second term agenda is merit-based immigration

WASHINGTON: US vice-president Mike Pence said on Monday that the Trump administration was working to fix the country’s broken immigration system “once and for all” and the reforms would be based on a merit-based principle. “As the president and I have spoken many times, part of that second term agenda is going to be the kind of immigration reform that’s built on the principle of a merit based immigration system,” he said at a virtual session hosted by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
“We want people to come to this country that are ready to participate and ready to contribute as people from India have done and as people from the US have done in India. So, I just want the rising generation in India and Indian business leaders... to know that America is not only open for business, but we look forward to growing the relationship between our two countries for decades to come.”