>> i'm ed henry in new york. that was president trump at the white house announcing a plan to dramatically overhaul our legal immigration system. coverage continues now on fox news channel on cable and satellite. more later on your local news on this fox station. i'm ed henry for fox news in new york. the president spoke this afternoon, a half hour or so calling for an overhaul of the immigration systems and favoring immigrants with more education and specialized skills. it includes money for building a

wall along parts of the southern border. the plan only deals with legal immigration, not the millions of undocumented immigrants living here or the so-called dreamers that came illegally as children. the president's plan will likely face some opposition in congress from members of both parties. we'll have the latest from capitol hill, our certain border and the 2020 campaign trail, of course. first, we go to john roberts reporting live at the white house. explain what you heard from the president that is new. >> ed, good afternoon. we knew all of the plan yesterday. the president reiterating it today and pointing out it's opinion more than a censuturcen since the last time 20 immigration is system was overhauled. he was envious of the canadian system. he said that's something i want for america. so after months of deliberation,

the president unveiled his new plan. it was shift it from family based to skills based and employment based. 12% of people come into the country based on employment or skills. the president wants to increase that to 57%. family-based immigration is currently 66%. the president wants to cut that in half to 33%. 10% would be based on humanitarian or other needs. a sharp note here, he wants to end the visa lottery program. he talked about a build america visa that would recognize people with professional and specialized vocations and exceptional students. he talked about a point system being adopted that would give people points for age, the youngter better and english proficiency and offer creating jobs, educational or vocational certifications. the president talked about how he thinks this plan will make

america different. listen here. >> today we are presenting a clear contrast. democrats are proposing open borders, lower wages and frankly lawless chaos. we're proposing an immigration plan that puts the jobs, wages and safety of american workers first. >> too that end, the council of economic advisers yesterday when they briefed fox news, gave us an idea how they believe changing the immigration system could change the american economy and grow the gdp and increase tax revenues. the average income of the legal immigrant is about $43,000. that income level is $126,000 for people with skill. the average income of legal immigrants would be about $93,000.

the council of economic advisers would help grow gdp and increase tax revenue for the treasury department. whether or not this will fly, democrats have laid out some markers. we'll talk about that in a second, ed. there's also some things that this doesn't include that i know you want to talk about. >> ed: obviously a lot of important details of what's in the plan. what's not in it, the president noting lindsey graham was there. he's trying to focus on his own bill that will deal with cracking down on illegal immigration. this bill doesn't have daca in there. >> the president has talked about a fix for daca, a path for citizenship. they didn't include this in this plan. they're trying to rally republican support around this idea of changing the legal immigration system, daca may

come further on. if you get against a wall with democrats, throw in protections for daca. but right now, it's more of a political document than anything. they're looking for something for 2020. you heard the president say, if we don't get this through with support from the democrats, we will after the 2020 election after the republicans take back the house and keep the presidency. i don't think the president is trying to get democratic support. just trying to get something for republicans to rally around. >> ed: the president talked about his own re-election there, injecting politics for sure. that was after spoker pelosi had lit this plan up a little bit. >> true. democrats by and large hate this idea of moving to a merit-based system. there's some democrats that are looking at the plan with an open mind. certainly nancy pelosi doesn't even like the way this have being talked about. listen here. >> i want to just say something about the word that they use,

"merit." it's a condescending word. they're saying family is without merit. are they saying most of the people that come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they don't have an engineering degree? >> richard blumenthal said under the new plan, neither his father or president trump's father would have been allowed in. proponents will tell you, ed, this country has changed a lot in its makeup in technology, education over the years. and that it is time to change to a merit-based system. canada does it, new zealand does it, japan does it. the numbers that the president picked fall about in the middle of the percentages of those other countries. this is a plan that the president hopes to get republicans to rally around, use it as an election year issue and win back the house and white house. >> ed: thanks, john roberts. it's one thing to announce plans in washington. quite another to implement the changes at the border.

let's go there. william la jeunesse is live in california at the busiest land border crossing in america. talk about how this reform plan could play out where you are? >> obviously it was the cornerstone of the president's campaign and remember that executive order in january 2017. a lot of the same things we're hearing today. let's talk about the port of entry. he wants number 1 to secure that area, to add more money to it. 20,000 pedestrians, 70,000 vehicles here, a fraction are screened. the president, you've got some trucks going through an x-ray, drug dogs. the president wants every vehicle screened. border security. he talked about creating a permanent fund for border security so you wouldn't have money taken from the pentagon. it would be funded with fees from cargo at the border. some of the specificness of the border patrol has identified 33

points along the 2,000 mile border where they want cameras, sensors. this would include that. smuggling. he wants to reduce the incentive for smugglers. repatriating children that come over here back to their home country. right now under the protection act for children, trafficking victims, he can't do that. he wants to change that. finally, asylum seekers. too many frivolous claims are crowding out legitimate claims, which are straining hospitals and schools with 65% of the most recent immigrants are families and those families with unaccompanied minors tagging along. he wants to change that. if you have a merit claim, you stay. if you don't, you get deported. he didn't mention the graham bill. that would say, listen, you have to apply for asylum in your home country. you can stay in mexico while that is adjudicated.

you can't remain here. if you're in detention here, you have to stay in custody until your claim is adjudicated. here's what the president had to say moments ago. >> americans can have complete and total confidence that under this plan the borders will finally be fully and totally secured. >> the president talked about the build america visa currently. we have this family-based system. majority of the top three sending countries are mexico, india and china. if this changes because obviously you have family members currently here and after five years, they can apply to have a spouse, a child, a parent come over after that period. i've seen figures and some studies say that for one legal worker can result up to 200 migrants related by blood. that's why the president calls it change migration and put in a

point system that john articulated about youth, higher education, job offer. that obvious will put a train here in mexico. right now suddenly their number 1 sending country, if he shuts that off or changes that, you'll have more pressure on the border for people to enter illegally. mexico has been falling in terms of illegal immigration. central america is going up. those are some of the things, that this is a plan, not a bill, so it lacks specifics. a lot of things not mentioned. we haven't talked ant e verify. he's senting out a marker, a first step from the republican point of view. >> ed: no doubt about it. thanks, william. lawmakers from both sides weighing on the new proposal. one key republican saying without daca changes, the plan will hit a major road black and what is happening on the 2020 trail coming up. are you a veteran, own a home, and need money for your family? newday usa can help.

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>> ed: more now on the fox top story. president trump just released a major plan to overhaul our immigration system. it does not tackle some issues that are top priorities for key lawmakers even in his own party. ellison barber is reporting live. good afternoon, ellison. >> hi, ed. a great deal of skepticism from democrats. they take issue with merit-based immigration. they say not only is the term offensive but it's anti-american. some republicans say the president's proposal is not a final step but most are saying that they feel like it's a step in the right direction. democrats see it as a sprint in the wrong direction. >> it means merit in the eyes of donald trump. >> it's a look into the soul of who donald trump is. he fails to realize how he happens to be here in this country is because his

grandfather came here as did my father without education, without speaking english. it's despicable demagoguery. >> this proposal is missing must haves like dealing with the dreamers and the undocumented that are already here. republican senator susan collins says she wants something done on that as well and wants dreamers can not be excluded from an immigration package. senator lindsey graham suggested that the president is open to working on that. >> merit based makes sense. he's right about that. he's right about the border being broken. i think he's come to realize to get a deal on immigration, you have to deal with the illegal

immigrant population that are here and guest worker programs. >> graham went on to say that things are so toxic around capitol hill, he's not sure if democrats will work with the president on immigration. democrats say they're not sure in the republicans are welling to work with them. >> ed: we saw senator there with the president. talk about the details that are separate from what the president was talking about, legal immigration and what senator graham wants to do the crack down on illegal immigration. >> the senator said he felt like the president's proposal today was not necessarily something that would be a law but more a guide to figure out where and lay out where republicans and the republican party stand on merit-based immigration and border security. he says he feels his proposal is something that can become a law. the white house disagrees. they think the president's proposal can become a law. and graham's plan and the

president's plan can work together. graham's proposal does a few different things. it requires asylum applications from residents of the northern triangle to be filed at processing centers outside of the u.s. they say they will create those centers in mexico and the countries in the northern triangle. and allowed the families to be held together 100 days. it adds 500 new immigration judges to deal with processing the asylum claims and allows for quicker deportation of unaccompanied minors. the legislation as is has the president's support. >> yes. no doubt about this proposal. the question is will he support compromises that will make this. >> what compromises? >> i need to hear from senator durbin and others. >> durbin and other democrats say they feel like they can't trust the white house on immigration. they feel like they have made compromises, gotten close in the past and the president moves the

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across the entire country of mexico facing unknown peril because they believe that if that child stays where they are, it will be worse. that is desperation. >> that is similar to what beto o'rourke tweeted. a 2-year-old child has died, the fourth in our care in six months and the suffering at our border. treat immigrants and asylum seekers like human beings. focus on the well-being of the kids more than any others concerned. others are campaigning against border walls. >> we need to be challenging china on developing artificial intelligence, building a cyber wall to protect america. china had that debate 2,000 years ago about building a wall. >> since the president's plan is minutes old, we expect the next couple hours to hear from more democrats, ed. >> you can also guarantee that

this field on the democratic side gets bigger and bigger. >> it does. protesters were so loud outside mayor bill de blasio's good morning america interview, which was behind glass, that you can hear their chants over his answers. he seemed to know that that might be coming. >> the thing about new yorkers is they looked the same where they're pissed off at you or they like you. >> the mayor has a long way to go to catch the mayor from south bend who is in third place in the polls. he just talked about that in chicago. >> [question inaudible] >> it's not like we're in first place. so while i'm thrilled with the fact that we're obviously running ahead of a lot of better known competitors, we have gotten favorable attention and we're growing stronger with recruiting and finance, doesn't take away from the fact this in is a long road. >> bill de blasio is going to

iowa and south carolina and the clock is ticking for him to make a blip in the polls or in popularity with grass roots donors to make next month's dnc debates. ed? >> peter doocy, live in washington. thank you. let's bring in chad pergram, our senior producer for capitol hill covering all kinds of issues, particularly immigration. good to see you. >> good to be with you, ed. >> ed: i'd like you to react from this piece of sound. democrats said this was about politician. the president said no, it's about policy and he adds this. >> and therefore, some reason, possibly political, we can't get the democrats to approve this merit-based high-security plan, then we will get it approved immediately after the election when we take back the house, keep the senate and of course, hold the presidency. >> ed: so the president seems to be saying deal with me now,

chad. >> yeah, this is where democrats will be key here. number 1, they could potentially get on board with a plan if they think that they deal with comprehensive i reform. the other side of the aisle, president trump's stock and trade is this border wall and border security. what the administration is prying to private away from that toxic fight about a wall. we probably have a big brouhaha over funding. if the white house can pivot away from that and talk about immigration and if they can appeal to some democrats, they might get people on board. keep in mind a lot of moderates in the house. if it's moderate enough, it could be a good vote. there's risk nor the president too, ed. border security, the ball, a-number 1 for him. if he's interpreted by voters and his base as veering too far to the left or the middle, that is toxic for him.

he did that a little bit before and the right beat him up. >> ed: no doubt about it, a lot of skepticism that democrats would support almost anything the president would put out there and give him any kind of a win before 2020. let's talk about the republicans and what you just said there about conservatives may be thinking this doesn't go far enough to the right. on the other hand, isn't this a president that has built up enough credibility with his base in terms of the wall and other matters like nixon went to china, maybe he can sell a more moderate deal to fellow republicans? >> that's what some people are thinking here, that might be the unique thing. if he says yes this package has border security that is appropriate and he can get his members on board, that is okay. keep in mind, that is a central issue as we go to 2020. it has just been a key issue to the president. you can find so many members of congress on both sides of the aisle that can find plenty of

reasons to vote no. mike rogers is the top republican on the house homeland security committee. he put out a statement after the president gave his speech and he said the administration isn't going to be able to get this done alone. congress must carry out its constitutional duty to legislate. this issue is right up there with guns, it's right up there with firearms and healthcare. there's a reason why congress has been unable to move an immigration bill through both bodies for years. you have to go back to 1986. that was the last time that they really addressed immigration reform and a comprehensive way. that was the same year they did tax reform and took 1 1/2 years to do something that big on taxes as well. so doing this in the next year or two and keeping the government open, dealing with the debt ceiling, maybe infrastructure. they might have to pick and choose. say can they do something on border and immigration or infrastructure. there might not be enough band

width between now and 2020. >> ed: sounds like a lot of issues piling up. chad pergram, thank you. >> thank you. >> ed: other countries that use merit-based immigration systems and we may be able to learn some lessons from what they did right, what they did wrong. trace gallagher is tracking all of that from the west coast news hub. good to see you, trace. >> good to see you, ed. immigration based on employment and skill has been around since the 60s. canada was the first to adopt it. other countries like australia, new zealand, austria, denmark, germany, the u.k., hong kong, japan and south korea. the president cites canada and australia as models to follow. here's why. in the u.s., 12% of immigration is based on merit meaning employment and skills. in australia, it's 68 points. canada, 63%. they have a points system for language and you need points to apply.

for those that immigrated to canada based on merit, 89% have a job with a starting salary of $40,000. about $29,700 u.s. dollars. australia, the numbers are higher. 85% of immigrants in the skilled worker program are employed full time with a median salary of $79,000 australian dollars. the flip side, immigrants to canada and australia that are not part of the skilled worker programs have a much tougher time finding employment. also canada and australia allow immigration based on total population and following that model would mean the u.s. would have to admit millions of more immigrants. ed? >> ed: those are remarkable numbers from canada and australia. there's countries even stricter? >> yeah. you have japan and south korea. they tried to preserve their cultures. if you're not japanese or korean desent, it's tough to immigration. in japan, 2% of residents are

foreigners. 18% of their immigration program is work-related. in south korea, 4% of residents are foreign born. the skilled worker program really almost nonexistent at 3%. now both nations are struggling with underpopulation problems including labor shortages. experts say both countries might be forced to revamp their strict immigration policies and start recruiting people. ed? >> thank you, trace. just ahead, the latest on rising tensions with iran. u.s. warships are on the move in the mideast. we're learning more about the intelligence that pentagon officials say prompted all of this. plus, what the president is saying privately, but the possibility of war with iran. that is next. orlando isn't just the theme park capital of the world, it also has the highest growth in manufacturing jobs in the us. it's a competition for the talent. employees need more than just a paycheck. you definitely want to take advantage

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about tensions with iran. this after the president said he hoped the countries could avoid a war. >> mr. president, are we going to war with iran? >> hope not. >> ed: meantime, we're learning about the tensions ramped up. there were missiles on iranian boats. rich edson has the latest on the diplomatic front. we begin with jennifer griffin who is live at the pentagon. good to see you, jennifer. >> hi, ed. after coming under pressure to support claims that the iranian threat is real, u.s. officials say they're in the process of declassifying several satellite photos that they say show cruise missiles aboard small iranian vessels. officials have taken great pains to show the american forces in the middle east like an aircraft carrier and bombers are to deter, not start a war.

something the president reiterated today. since the u.s. does not have an embassy in iran, the swiss serve as representatives in tehran. it's been almost a year since the pentagon spokesman has taken questions in the briefing room at the pentagon. there's questions from reporters and on capitol hill, ed. >> ed: as you been reporting, there's concerns about how all of this intelligence is being interpreted. as i understand it, the u.s. military has seen iranian boats with missiles before. what is the context? >> it's not the first time that the u.s. has seen missiles on iranian small boats. four years ago, one of those boats was headed to yemen. the iranian boats turned around. in 2016 when the u.s. navy saw this boat containing iranian weapons they boarded the boat

and confiscated them. >> i like what i hear from the president, that he has no appetite for this, even though some of his supporters are rattling sabers. >> if he thinks he's going to engage us in a middle eastern war, a lot of people will resist that. >> i've not been briefed about why with drew people from the consula consulate. it's disappointing. >> at the briefing, the group of eight as we speak, we just learned there will be a full senatewide briefing on tuesday. ed? >> ed: thank you, jennifer. team fox coverage continues with our state department coverage with rich edson reporting live. rich? >> iran is blaming this on the trump administration's decision to leave the iran nuclear agreement. when the united states and the administration did that, it restored the strong economic sanctions that were targeted at

iran's economy and most of its top exports. iran says despite that, they have remained restrained. >> we believe that escalation by the united states is unacceptable and uncalled for. we have exercised maximum restraint. >> iran has started to produce enriched uranium. the european union has criticized iran for their threats but they have also tried to help them conduct business. they criticized the united states from withdrawing from the nuclear deal. saudi arabia is blaming iran for attack -- a drone attack on an oil pipeline. they said all that originated in

iran. the huthies claimed responsibility for that a couple days ago. ed? >> ed: thanks, rich. the fed's office of government ethics released the president's financial support. provided information about earnings from hotels and other businesses. ed lawrence has more. good to see you. >> yeah, very interesting things in the president's financial disclosure form. some breakouts here. the president earned $90,000 from a screen actor's guild pension. most of his income came from properties, making millions from his golf and other resort clubs to the tune of $247 million last year. some high profile places the president visits pulled in big sums. he owns mar-a-largo. he made $22.7 million on the club. trump national golf course, he made $15.7 million. the trump national in washington d.c. area, he pulled in $13.3 million. as much money as he made on his

resorts, the trump hotel here in d.c., the president banked almost $41 million. now, he makes $400,000 as president as donates that salary. in 2018, he gave some to the veterans administration, small business administration, the national institute of health and the department of homeland security. white house spokespeople have said this is enough information for democrats and the american public so they don't need to see his tax returns. the president said that he would consider releasing his tax returns once an irs audit is complete. ed? >> thanks, ed. another state stepped closer to putting new limits on abortion. it comes hours after alabama's governor signed the strictest law in the nation. supporters say it's a direct challenge to roe v. wade. opponents already threatening major lawsuits, a big change in the sat. everyone that takes the test will get a so-called adversity score. how that would work and what it means for students and colleges

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>> ed: missouri joining the list of republican-led state making big moves on abortion. the state senate passing a bill to ban the procedure at eight weeks. lawmakers acting hours after alabama's governor signed the

strictest law in the nation. jonathan serrie reporting live. good to see you. >> thanks, ed. missouri's republican-controlled senate passed it 24-10. it's a waiting approval by the gop controlled house before going to the republican governor who is expected to sign it. take a listen. >> my administration will execute the laws that the legislature passes, and this pro life administration will not back down. >> the missouri bill is similar to what kay ivy from alabama signed into law yesterday and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. the aclu says they will challenge the law. the lawmakers welcome to challenge because they plan to appeal all the way to the u.s. supreme court in hopes of re-visiting roe v. wade.

anti-abortion activists say this may backfire. they say the alabama law is too extreme and that it doesn't allow any protections for victims of rape and insist. >> ed: these actions firing up the president's political base. the democrats are weighing in because they think the left will be exercised about this. >> yeah. it's firing up people on both sides of the abortion issue. on the right, you have these republicans saying we're just putting in the best effort possible to overturn roe v. wade. on the left, you have progressives rallying their base that don't want to see the abortion rights taken away. >> if this is the fight that president trump wants that he wants with the american people, if this is a fight that he wants with america's women, it's a fight he will have and it's a fight that he will lose. >> ed: that is kirsten gillibrand speaking at a women's forum and abortion rights forum

that was held at the state capitol here in georgia because georgia's governor, brian kemp, signed abortion restrictions into law last week. >> ed: the sat meanwhile has tested millions math and verbal skills nearly a century now. test takers will get a third score for adversity. the "wall street journal" and fox is confirming the adversity score is based on factors including family income, neighborhood crime rate and access to advanced placement classes. mark meredith is reporting live. good to see you. >> the college board says students won't see these scores. only the university admissions officers. the "wall street journal" first broke the news this morning. the adversity scores will range between 1 and 100. they will be made up of 15 factors like the crime and

poverty rate from an applicant's community. admissions officers will get those scores with the sat results. schools can decide how best to use the information going forward. the college board says -- >> the scores are being rolled out gradually. florida state and yale are already getting the data. 150 more schools will get the data this fall and expect more colleges nationwide will get the information in the next year or so. ed? >> this is raising eyebrows. how will the college board get the information? >> the college board says they will get it from public data like the census and also looking at a students's particular school. see how they're performing. the high school to see how many a.p. classes are being taken at any given time. these are always factors that students will have to see.

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president in american history. meanwhile, if you have ever tried getting tickets to go to the statue of liberty, it's tough. a fraction of four million visitors get in each year. anybody that buy as ferry ticket to the island will be able to go to the new statue of liberty museum. it opens today after $100 million was spent on the project. you can see the original torch and other artifacts from the statue over the years. laura ingle is reporting live. i'm very jealous about this assignment. >> hi, ed. you should be. come over here and join me. hop on a ferry and pay the $18 fee. that's all it takes to get here. in the past, you could walk around and explore and see the statue. now you can see the beautiful new museum. it's here behind me. i want to give you a perspective and show you around.

the museum is here. frank will pan around and show you how close we are to lady liberty. they built the museum on the other side of the idea. when you're inside, you can see the back of the statue with the american flag. it's gorgeous. so they did this with that in mind. the museum inside, has three gallery spaces that has 150 artifacts in all. it's a unique looking structure. it showcases glass walls and a copper colored rife which appear to be rising out of the earth. the museum is the biggest addition around the statue of liberty since 1886. the torch is the museum's centerpiece. it is a wow. some might remember, this original torch was replaced in the 80s because it started luking. museum curators say they hope

all the artifacts will remind the statue is a symbol of liberty and freedom. it's great to learn more about the statue's history. >> i thought it was cool. usually you think of the statue of liberty of being like cartoonized in our culture. it's cool to see that people made that with their hands and all the work that went into it. >> other key features, the live size copper replica of he's father and their foot. one immigrant said it's thrilling. liberty island sees 1.4 million visitors each year but only a fraction were left in after

9-11. so you can get in free to the museum with a price of your ferry ticket. now people can get inside, learn the history, who built it, how it was brought here and all that that entails. ed? >> ed: thanks, laura. reporting live. after our reporting here, we'll have a fox news update on facebook. it's a quick news cast online streaming live on the facebook watch home page. once that is over, it's available for you to check out any time on demand. in the meantime, markets are about to close. looks like they were marching a little higher today on wall street. the third straight day of gains that is erasing that big plunge that we saw at the start of the week because of the trade fight between the united states and china. tech stocks are all. looks like bank of america rose 1.7%. citi group gained 1.9%. all of this erasing the losses from monday. i'm ed henry in for shepard

smith. i'll be back tomorrow. "your world" with neil cavuto is next. >> we want immigrants coming in. we cherish the open door that we want to create for our country but a big proportion of those immigrants must come in through merit and skill. >> neil: president trump making merit-based immigration a top priority. have a skill, you have a good shot of getting here. nancy pelosi calling the use of the word "merit" itself condescending. a sign that yet another immigration fix by another u.s. president could be floundering. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. the president says it's long overdo