What did Donald Trump claim about immigration on 30 Jan 2018?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
The third pillar ends the visa lottery, a program that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people.
The visa lottery does have a skill bar. By law a winner needs at least a high school education or two years of work in a job that requires at least two years of training or experience.
Federal law makes a diversity visa winner ineligible unless the person 'has at least a high school education or its equivalent' or, within five years, 'at least 2 years of work experience in an occupation which requires at least 2 years of training or experience' (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)(2), U.S. Code 2017 edition).
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- State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, House Chamber, U.S. Capitol.
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