President Trump to OVERHAUL U.S. Citizenship Test & H1-B Visa Program — Here Are the Details

President Trump’s administration is working hard to solve the immigration crisis in our nation.

Part of that includes arresting and deporting illegal aliens who crossed the border under the lax regulations of the Biden regime.

And, they’re doing a wonderful job at that, so far. For the first time, we’ve seen border crossings plummet to zero while deportation numbers continue to rise.

But, along with getting illegal criminals out of our country, another big part of solving this crisis is fixing the broken immigration system itself.

Now, the Trump administration has announced plans to do just that…by giving both the U.S. citizenship test and the controversial H1-B visa system for skilled workers a MAGA makeover.

Check it out:

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Trump Administration plans massive changes to the broken H1B Visa System and US Citizenship Tests. pic.twitter.com/tktpBWLb18

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The Trump administration plans to tighten both the citizenship test and the visa system for skilled foreign workers, while also moving to close loopholes in a separate program that critics say has allowed dangerous criminals to gain legal status. pic.twitter.com/d3hjQGqYNk

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As it stands, immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens must pass a test as part of the process.

Frankly, it’s too easy right now, with applicants only having to get 6/10 questions, out of a pre-set pool of 100 questions, correct in order to pass.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow told The New York Times:

In an interview with The New York Times, Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S.C.I.S., also said the test to become a U.S. citizen was too easy and should change.

“The test as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very difficult,” Mr. Edlow said on Thursday. “It’s very easy to kind of memorize the answers. I don’t think we’re really comporting with the spirit of the law.”

Edlow wants the testing criteria to be tougher.

He also wants to add a section that would test an applicant’s English-speaking ability.

The Hill explained the changes he wants to make:

Edlow said he plans to revert to the 2020 citizenship test, which would increase the pool of questions to 128 and the number of correct answers needed to pass to 12 of 20.

USCIS has also proposed that the new test add a speaking section to assess English skills. An officer would show photos of ordinary scenarios — like daily activities, weather or food — and ask the applicant to describe them.

Edlow said these changes would help participants better understand American civics — but some questions have proven difficult to answer, even for American-born citizens who may have forgotten their U.S. history lessons.

As for the H1-B visa program, the Trump administration is considering ending the current “lottery” selection process.

Instead, the random system would be replaced by a weighted selection process that grants visas to highly-skilled — and higher-paid — workers.

Forbes reported:

The Trump administration plans to publish a proposed rule to end or significantly change the annual H-1B visa lottery. Near the end of Donald Trump’s first term, the administration proposed ending the current random selection process used each year when H-1B registrations exceed the annual limit of 65,000, plus a 20,000 exemption for individuals with an advanced degree from a U.S. university. In its place, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would have awarded H-1B petitions based on salary from highest to lowest. Commenters warned the rule violated the statute and would disadvantage recent international students and other early-career professionals. The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the rule and could clear it for publication within weeks.

Essentially, this change would require U.S. employers who want to hire from overseas to pay foreign workers more than American workers.

The reasoning behind this is to dissuade companies from hiring foreigners simply because they can pay them less than U.S. counterparts.

JUST IN: Trump admin weighs changing H-1B visa system so companies must pay out more than American wages so US citizens' jobs are more protected, NYT reports. pic.twitter.com/6QJfcW5bQY

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What do you think?

Do you approve of these new changes to the U.S. citizenship test and H1-B visa program?

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