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How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Re: How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Post by lnreddy »

pmiller2 wrote: post #2

I'm a US citizen, born an raised in this country, and a working software engineer in the Bay Area. I'm not sure I would score 30 points on this system.

That is a feature, not a bug. The ideal US immigration system should only welcome extraordinary people into the country.

Re: How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Post by michaelt » 

  Five points are awarded if an applicant has a job offer
  that will pay at least 150% of median household income
  in the state where he or she will be employed. [...]
  13 points if it's 300% the median.
I wonder why the median income is tied to the state rather than the nation? It means an oil worker paid $120,000 is worth 8 points in Texas, but only 5 points in Alaska.

Re: How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Post by docdeek »

j7ake wrote: post #7

The system grants 25 points to someone who has won a Nobel prize or something "comparable". Excuse my ignorance but what is comparable to a Noble prize ? I can think of the fields medal, anything else?

Wikipedia has a list of prizes known as ’Nobel in field X': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prizes_known_as_the_No...

Re: How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Post by dingo_bat »

pmiller2 wrote: post #2

I'm a US citizen, born an raised in this country, and a working software engineer in the Bay Area. I'm not sure I would score 30 points on this system.

So? US citizens don't need to qualify. They were born there so they already have citizenship.

Re: How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?

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Post by rypskar »

michaelt wrote: post #6

Five points are awarded if an applicant has a job offer that will pay at least 150% of median household income in the state where he or she will be employed. [...] 13 points if it's 300% the median. I wonder why the median income is tied to the state rather than the nation? It means an oil worker paid $120,000 is worth 8 points in Texas, but only 5 points in Alaska.

Probably because extraordinary people gets higher salary, at least in theory, and points is to make it harder for ordinary peoples to immigrate. According to your numbers it is more special to earn $120k in Texas than it is to earn it in Alaska
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