i want to thank senators tom cotton and david perdue for their tremendous work in putting together this historic and every -- very vital proposal. as a candidate i campaign on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers. that is why we are here today, merit-based. the raise act, will reduce poverty, increase wages, and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars. it will do this by changing the way the united states issues green cards to nationals from other countries. green cards provide permanent residency, work authorization, and fast-track to citizenship. for decades the united states was operated and has operated a very low skilled immigration system. issuing record numbers of green cards to low-wage immigrants. this policy has placed substantial pressure on american workers, taxpayers and community resources. among those hit the hardest we re immigrants and very importantly binary workers -- minority workers competing for jobs against brand-new arrivals. and has not been fair to our people,, to our citizens to our workers. the raise act r

he was joined this morning by senator tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia. the president and the two senators spoke at the roosevelt room. after the meeting, the senators spoke with reporters outside the white house. we will show you all that, up next. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is great to be here today to unveil legislation that will impact the immigration system. i want to thank senator tom cotton and david perdue for their tremendous work in putting together this historic and very vital proposal. as a candidate, i campaigned on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers. that is why we are here today, merit-based. r-a-i-s-e will reduce poverty and save taxpayers billions of dollars. it will do this by changing the way the united states issues green cards to nationals from other countries. green cards provide permanent residency, work authorization in, and fast-track to citizenship. for decades, the united states was uprooted -- was operated and has operated a low skill system, issuing record numbers of gr

republican co-sponsors, senators tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia. president trump: this legislation will not only theore our competitive edge 21st century, but restore the sacred bond of trust between america and d its citizens. this legislation demonstrates our compassion are struggling american families who deserve an immigration system that puts their needs first, and puts america first. amy: the raise act would dramaticalally limit t the numbf immigrants allowed into the u.s. to reunite with family members. the plan was blasted by democrats and some publicans, -- and opposed by some republicans, includingng sen. lindsey graham, who said it would hurt agriculture, tourism and service industries. the anne frank center for mutual respect tweeted, quote, "the statue of liberty weeps as she watches trump flush america's moral leadership down the toilet."

senators david perdue of georgia and tom cotton of arkansas say they are teaming up with president trumpo support the act. the commander in chief says it's all about making sure immigrants don't drain u-s resources. (sot) "they're not going to just come in and collect welfare, that's not going to happen under the raise act"(grant) while the president is behind the new immigration legislation.... many latino rights activists believe the idea punishes...instead of protects companies who depend on immigrant labor. they also fear the bill hurts u-s citizens who are trying to reunite their families. the san jose police department says that an anonymous tip kicked off an investigation by the department's internet crimes against children task force that resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old el verde nguyen of san jose on july 30th. ngyuen is now facing a felony charge for attempting to manufacture child pornography;. he's also accused of hidding a camera in a restroom.nguyen worked here at the enlightenment studio in the alum rock neighborhood. it's an art and music center for young ch

we are talking about the proposal from republican senator tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue ofeorgia, also a republican. they sponsored the legislation this year and the president backing it yesterday. here we have two headlines making the front pages. usa today "trump would of and legal immigration." themp backs bill to cut immigration numbers by half." business leaders say the foreign skilled leaders needed to fill the jobs. for more on this proposal we are going to reporter, dean dechiaro. good morning. take us through what the legislation would actually do. guest: good morning. this is a bill that would change the way that green cards are issued to people who are on employment-based visas or a family-based phases, meaning that they are someone from another country or maybe a different type of visa living in this country who has a connection to a family member in the u.s., getting a green card and eventual citizenship through them. this bill would tighten, or set new limits on who could get those visas. it would also cancel the visa category called the diversity visa, which

g-o-p senators tom cotton and david perdue introduced the bill, known as the raise act. maggie rulli has more. two montgomery county brothers have been deported have been deported to el salvador. the pair were in the u-s illegally - but "casa" says neither had a criminal record- and one was about to attend college on a scholarship. "ice" says the brothers were caught using fake passports and visas at j-f-k airport in 2009. it says they were ordered to go back to el salvador and apply for a visa, green card or citizenship. they never did so - and that led to their deportation. today we're also heari the president's immigration overhaul will affect your lives. one d.c. resident who's from el salvador agrees with the english speaking requirement. but she disagrees with cutting down on the number of immigrants, because she still has family members in el salvador. president trump says the current immigration system has placed substantial pressure on american workers. and he says minority workers competing for jobs against brand new arrivals are among the hardest hit. new this

david perdue (r) georgia> "what we do is focus on bringing in people that can help protect american workersnd grow the economy"the proposed legislation faces almost certain defeat in the senate, "we think it's a non-starter."the president may be more interested in winning back the base voters who elected him "as a candidate, i campaigned on a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers and that is why we are here today. merit based."a new poll finds fewer and fewer americans finding much merit in president trump's handling of immigration.only 38 percent say he's doing a good job on that issue.the quinnipiac poll also found 62 percent believe he is not honestand 63 percent say he lacks leadership skills. (catherine) overall, president trump's approval rating has sunk to 33 percent. six months into his presidency, he's set a record for the worst approval rating in the history of modern polling. grant and vicki? (grant) tonight - (grant)(grant) tonight - the city to the south bay now where the city of san jo

and david perdue of georgia would make the system based on merit and skills, instead of family connects. >> great to be here today to unveil legislation that would represent most significant reform to our immigration system in a half century. i campaigned to create a merit-based immigration system, that protects u.s. workers and tax payers, that is why we're here today today, merit-based. >> legislation proposing to slash number of green cards issues by half. from a million to 500,000 a year. and also eliminate diversity visa lottery system, and limit permanent residence status for refugees to 50,000 a year, again a reduction of about a half. as expected, left wing national media reacting with hysteria, and it led to a contentionic change between white house senior policy adviser miller and cnn's acosta. >> this motion of they have to learn english before they get to united states, are we going to bring people from great britain and australia. >> jim, i am shocked at you're statement, you think that only people from great britain and australia would know english. it is it reveals your c

tom condon and david perdue in february, a merit-based system, the most significant in half a centurytect american workers. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants and speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. it prevents new migrants and new immigrants from collecting welfare and protect us workers from being displaced. >> reporter: the plan cuts the number of green cards in half from 1 million a year to 500,000 in ten years moving to a skills-based system like canada or australia which they believe will make america or competitive, raise wages for american workers and create jobs. senator perdue argued for the plan on tucker last night. >> i can't understand why anyone who wants a progrowth effort in america to oppose this. the system is so broken that one out of every 15 come in with a skill. this is a broken system that penalizes people who just got here. >> reporter: democrats are opposing it, senator, harassed weed immigrants don't just belong in america, immigrants have buil

david perdue (r) georgia> "what we do is focus on bringing in people that can help protect american workersnd grow the economy"the proposed legislation faces almost certain defeat in the senate, "we think it's a non-starter."the president may be more interested in winning back the base voters who elected him "as a candidate, i campaigned on a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers and that is why we are here today. merit based."a new poll finds fewer and fewer americans finding much merit in president trump's handling of immigration.only 38 percent say he's doing a good job on that issue.the quinnipiac poll also found 62 percent believe he is not honestand 63 percent say he lacks leadership skills. (pam) overall --- president trump's approval rating has sunk to 33- percent. also today, we are hearing from california senator dianne feinstein about the immigration proposal. she points out to c-n-n - under the presidents' merit system -- her mother may not have been able to come to the u-s.

the trump administration took a big step immigration reform bill by tom cotton and david perdue. strict immigration on family i want congratulation and give priority to skills who speak english might help the country cut future immigration by 50%. bringing the number closer to historic levels. >> also abolish something called the diversity lottery. the white house press corps hated it. polling shows the public liked it. the white house rolled it out today in the briefing room and there was quite an exchange. watch this interchange between steven miller, the white house top policy advisor and jim acosta of cnn who started off by implying this bill somehow for reasons he didn't quite explain must be racist. watch. >> this whole notion of well, they could learn -- you know, they have to learn english before they get to the united states. we just going to bring in people from great britain and australia. >> jim, i have to say i am shocked at your statement that you think that only people from great britain and australia would know english. 's actlly -- it reveals your does m cosmopol

i want to thank senators tom cotton and david perdue for their tremenus

president trump also took on immigration reform today with republican senators tom cotton and david perduethe proposed raise act is modeled on the merit based systems employed by can in a dan australia. it would scrap the current lottery system to get into the us and institute point base system for earning a green card. >> i campaigned on creating a merit based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers, and that is why we are here today. merit based. >> it's imperative our immigration system focus on highly skilled permanent workers who can add value to our economy and ultimately achieve their own version of the american dream. >> reporter: the bill will likely face intense resistance from congressional democrats and some moderate republicans in states with large immigrant populations. in washington, caroline shively, fox news. >>> developing now, pete rose's troubles continue in a big way, of course, rose facing allegations of statutory rape. dating back to the 1970s. >> and because of these accusations, the phillies have now decided to take action on the matter. sean be

i want to think senators tom cotton and david perdue for their tremendous work in putting together thisric and very vital proposal. as a candidate, i campaigned on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers and that is why we are here today. merit-based. the raise act will reduce poverty, increase wages, and save taxpayers aliens and billions of dollars. it would do this by changing the way the united states issues green cards to nationals from other countries. green cards provide permanent residency, work authorization, and fast track to citizenship. for decades, the united states was operating and has operated a low skilled immigration system, issuing record numbers of green cards to low-wage immigrants. this policy is placed substantial pressure on american workers, taxpayers, and community resources. among those hit the hardest in recent years, minority workers competing for brand-new arrivals and it has not been fair to our people, to our citizens, to our workers. the raise acts ends. this competitive application process will favor applicants

tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia.se new immigration process potentially cutting levels by nearly half by the year 2027 and moving towards the president's goal of a merit based system. senator cotton said yesterday our current immigration system is outdated and doesn't meet the diverse needs of our economy. they continue that skills based immigration system would make america more competitive. raise wages for american workers and create jobs. this push coming as immigration and customs enforcement or ice announced the arrest of 650 people nationwide over a four-day period. many of them had been targeted and ordered to leave the country by a federal judge but had refused. many were families and had unaccompanied children. ice also said that 130 of those had criminal convictions beyond their immigration violations for crimes that included dui, assault and battery. drug possession, domestic abuse and sexual assault. that announcement coming 11:30 today at the white house. clayton: thanks, griff. this is good news for busi

senator david perdue is behind the bill.campaign promise endorsing immigration reform bill. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. >> we bring offer a million immigrant into this country a year. that is like adding the population of montana every single year. >> the bill would sharply restrict immigration based on family reunification. the white house press corps hated it. >> the whole notion they have to learn english before they get to the united states, will we just bring in people from great britain and australia. >> i want to say i am shocked at your statement. >> fats breaking news, president trump signed the new russian sanctions bill. >> this legislation reafter firms the president's strong commitment to on going sanctions with russia to make it clear they're destablizing behaviors are not acceptable to the united states. >> the dow closings above 22,000 for the f

. >> reporter: senators david perdue and tom cotton say it's time to give priority to highly-skilled immigrants who can support themselves and speak english. the pair first introduced a similar bill was presented in february. it didn't get much and already some republicans are speaking out against it. >> this idea of skewing the entire green card pool to one area of the economy i think is very misplaced. >> reporter: lindsey graham saying he supports merit-based immigration but worries about the legislation's impact on agriculture, tourism industries. democrats calling it an affront to american values and a threat to the u.s. economy. >> this legislation demonstrates our compassion for struggling american families who deserve an immigration system that puts their needs first and that puts america first. >> reporter: supporters of the bill say this would help low-skilled american workers compete, but critics say that's not the case. the u.s. chamber of commerce and some democrats arguing that it would make things harder for businesses and hurt the u.s. economy. diane and kendis? >> ou

trump joined republican senators david perdue of georgia and tom cotton of arkansas on wednesday to unveil that plan. it would place new limits on legal immigration, this is legal immigration we're talking about. under the plan legal immigration would be based on a person's job skill or ability to benefit the american job market instead of family connections. >> president trump reluctantly signing a bill into legislation that brings new sanctions against russia. that restricts his ability to ease sanctions against moscow. the president claimed the sansanctions are "seriously flawed." he says the bill encroaches on executive to your disadvantages american companies and hurts the interests of our european allies. many are calling this the most significant piece of legislation of trump presidency. >> a bipartisan effort in the senate to protect special counsel robert mueller's job as he continues the russia probe. a republican senator north carolina and a democrat from delaware plan to introduce legislation ensuring the integrity of current and future investigations. >> the dow jones industri

and tonight additionalo proposing reforms and in our immigration system we joined by senator david per cu perdue. a busy man. senator great to have you with us. and congratulations on what is a landmark piece of legislation, that promises to be seminole in the history of immigration in this country. >> thank you, lou, we think it is, president had it as a pivotal issue in the campaign. that of the listening to americans, and americans were speaking very loudly, that this was an issue they wanted people to deal with. over 60% of americans believe we need to have a merit-based immigration system, 3. >> with that, a rationality you are bringing. this you mentioned, voter who put president trump in office, the primary issues for whom were immigration, the economy, terrorism. and reforming our immigration system, which requires securing the border as well, i think you are cutting across all of those purpose interest -- important interesting to majority of americans a vast majority of americans, who want to secure and prosperous america. >> there is no doubt, this is further evidence that this preside

the president made the announcement this morning alongside senators tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia. it's unclear when the senate may take up this bill. president trump has reluctantly signed into law new sanctions against russia. the bill was aimed at punishing the country for it's interfer election. the bill also applies new sanctions to iran and north korea, the president is not happy with the bill, calling it significantly flawed because it hinders his ability to negotiate. the new law restricts his ability to ease sanctions without congressional involvement. >>> we send a push alert on the abc 7 news app shortly after the president signed the bill this morning. be the first to know when breaking news happens where you live. download the app for free and be sure to enable those push alerts. >>> there is new concern over the rise in crime on b.a.r.t. here's what's grabbing headlines this morning, violent crime has risen 41% across the system this year. our media partner at the east bay times made a list of which stations are the most crime ridden in terms of robberies.

joined by senators tom cotton and david perdue today, president trump. (add new way to filter immigration here in the us. the three are proposing a raise act which would scrap the current lottery system that immigrants use to get into the us and replace it with a merit based system currently used by countries like canada and australian the system would cater towards those with work force skills and experience over those who don't. >> i campaigned on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects us workers and taxpayers, and that is why we are here today. merit-based. >> it's imperative our immigration system focus on highly skilled permanent workers who can add value to our economy and ultimately achieve their own version of the american dream. >>> the bills expected to face resistance from democrats as well as moderate republicans. hey, have you got any unpaid term turnpike tolls. you better pay up the state is not going to look the other way very much longer. >> sean. >> the phils had to make a quick decision on pete rose and they made the ri

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mark: president trump today publicly endorsed legislation sponsored by senators tom cotton and david perduewould reduce illegal immigration to the u.s. -- legal immigration to the u.s. pres. trump: the green card reforms would give american workers a pay raise by reducing unskilled immigration. this legislation would not only restore our competitive edge in the 21st century, but it would resource -- reduce the sacred bonds -- restore the sacred bonds between american citizens. the think it's bill signed by president trump is a declaration of an all-out trade war against russia. impotence byal surrendering executive authority to congress. fighting broke out on the floor of brazil's congress today during a debate to decide whether to suspend the president on charges of bribery. the president would be suspended /3 of the 5132 members vote against him. more than 7000 syrian refugees were driven from lebanon through syria today, part of an agreement through syria's al qaeda branch and lebanon's hezbollah group. has the lockout battens have been fighting alongside syrian president -- hezbollah co

he will join in at ever by tom cotten and david perdue but first we will be joined by fox news sundaye are watching the market, the dow hit 22,000 history once again, made right here on "varney and company". ♪ stuart: snap hits new lows down $12 a share. that ipo a couple months ago did not go well. snap will not be listed on the s&p 500, it is down 3% today. a week forecast from the movie theater chain amc taking a great big hit, 23% drop for that stock as of now. we are waiting for donald trump's announcement on immigration joined by two senators, tom cotten and david perdue. big news on immigration later this hour. we are all over that news development. here is what we know so far. the senators propose and the president backs legislation that would restrict legal immigration and they want to focus on skilled workers coming into the country, skills-based immigration system. fox news sunday host chris wallace joins us. maybe it is because they legal immigrant but i picked up on that cutting the number of legal element of immigrants from 1 million to a half-million, that is a bombshel

president trump with senators tom cotton and david perdue introducing legislation aimed at cutting down legal immigration into the u.s. the bill aims to downsize current family chain migration and implement a merit-based system. focuses on the immigration agenda protecting who trump says our american taxpayers heard by the immigration system. >> for decades, the united states has operated a low skilled immigration system. issuing record numbers of green cards to low-wage immigrants. the raise act prevents new migrants and immigrants from collecting welfare and protects u.s. workers from being displaced. >> eboni: cotton and perdue echoed the president sentiments. >> this bill is a sensible, incremental, common sense step toward reforming the immigration system. it focuses only on green cards, those million green cards we give every year. the gift of american citizenship. >> this is a standard would been trying to get to for a long time in this attempt is going to be successful because it's been proven before and it limits the effort to the permanent legal resident. >> eboni: a few momen

immigrants let in annually announcing overhaul with republican senator tom cotton of arkansas and david perdueis is legislation these senators want, watch. >> green cards provide permanent residencey, work authorization and fast track to citizenship. for decades, the united states was operated and has operated a very low skilled immigration system. issuing record numbers of green cards to low wage immigrants. this policy has placed substantial pressure on american workers, taxpayers and community resources, among those hit the hardest have been immigrants and very importantly minority workers competing for jobs against brand-new arrivals. and it has not been fair to our people, to our citizens, to our workers. the raise act ends chain migration and replaces our low skilled system with a points based system for receiving a green card. this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. liz: let's bring in former florida congressman, retired lieutenant colon

. >> entirely separately, the president was joined this morning by senators david perdue and tom cotton for the introduction of the raise act. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. >> sponsors of the raise act say it will create more competition, create more jobs and raise ways wages. they also signal a new direction for the white house under the new chief of staff john kelly. that things are getting done here at the white house under new leadership. back to you. >> jon: thank you very much. >> along the southern border, mexico is going to pay because the wall is $12 billion. that's if you do out trump wall. this is not a wall they are going to drive their trucks ove over. make a beautiful, put a little design at the top, you can do that easily. someday you know what is going to be called, the trump wall, we have to make it beautiful. i would build a great wall, nobody builds walls better than me. i will build a great, great wall o

. >> reporter: republican senators tom cotton and david perdue joining the president saying the u.s.e than a million legal immigrants each year. a number they argue is much too high. >> over 50% of the our households of legal immigrants participate in our social welfare system. 1 out of 15 come in with skills that are employable. >> reporter: their bill would cut the number of legal immigrants by 50% over ten years. the senators first introduced it in february. it didn't get much traction then and already fellow republicans are speaking out against it now. lindsey graham of south carolina saying if this proposal were to become law, it would be devastating to our state's economy which relies on the immigrant work force. supporters of the bill say it would help low skilled american workers compete but critics reich the u.s. chamber of commerce and some democrats say it would make things harder for businesses and hurt the u.s. economy. >> one of president trump's top aides took questions about the legislation in today's briefing and painted a different picture about how much it will aff

i want to thank senators tom cotton and david perdue for their tremendous work in putting together this historic and very vital proposal. as a candidate, i campaigned on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects u.s. workers and taxpayers and that is why we are here today, merit-based. >> sandra: it's everything you just heard, is it going to be effective? >> guy: i think merit-based immigration priorities are no-brainers. having people that come into this country and put them at the front of the line people who speak english, are self sufficient, have high skill capacity to bring their skills to this country and add to our economy, that makes a lot of sense and as we've heard from some of the senators, that part of it is modeled off of what we've seen his mother countries as well. i think cutting overall immigration, legal immigration and half is going to be far more controversial. there'll be economists who say it will have some adverse effects. the counterpoint as it helps american workers and wages, that's going to be sick having a part of this debate. some of the deta

. >> bret: >> bret: senator tom c, also at the white house, georgia senator david perdue. >> health care, tax, a lot of things we're working on. we are starting the process. we're going to work with both sides. with the popularity of the system in canada and australia we think it should be a bipartisan effort. >> it is going to be a tough sell legislatively. there aren't going to be any democrats on board. already seen some republicans complain, lindsey graham is one example. you have business groups and economists saying this may not be the right solution for the economy. we can argue about that. i do think it's interesting to see come at a time when donald trump has had some setbacks. he's had to swallow this bill on russia sanctions. and of course we saw that fiasco health care reform turned into. we've seen that transgender military ban, done by tweet, might not happen. college affirmative action that "the new york times" reported. i think you're seeing trump taking some steps that are going to be popular with his base, particularly the part of the coalition people referred to as pop

administration took a big step todayy by endorsing an immigration reform bill by tom cotton and david perduemmigration based on family -- and give priority to skills who speak english, might help the country. cut future immigration by 50%. it would abolish the diversity lottery. the white house press corps heated dates.

he was joined this morning by senator tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia. the president and the two senators spoke at the roosevelt room. after the meeting, the senators spoke with reporters outside the white house. we will show you all that, up next. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is great to be here today to unveil legislation that will impact the immigration system. i want to

president will take a swing at immigration reform, appearing at the white house with senators david perdue and tom cotton. they will propose a bite sized change to illegal immigration, moving toward the president's goal of a marriage-based system. they will say the current system is outdated and does not meet america's current needs. they will propose a skills-based immigration system to make america more competitive and raise wages and create more job jobs. after publicly flogging his attorney general last week for his lack of action in the leak of classified information, president trump is getting what he wanted. attorney general jeff sessions will hold a press conference on friday to outline the parameters of his investigation into the leaks of classified information across the administration. >> bret: john roberts, thank you. joining me, kellyanne conway. counselor to the president. let me start with what's getting headlines, and "the washington post" story that got a lot of headlines. "trump dictated his sons misleading statements." we heard what sarah huckabee sanders said. did the p

. >> the new wree forms are being initiated by gone senators tom cotton and david perdue suggesting anotherntious issue ahead. leeann caldwell is joining us. with republicans coming out against this as we hear there on the immigration bill, do e current interest in the draft of this r.a.i.s.e. act? >> yeah, it's definitely not a priority for republicans right now. they just left town for over a month. and what they would like do when they come back is continue to focus on the issues at hand. they want to focus on tax reform and things that they need to pass before the end of the year, immigration from the president kind of came out of nowhere for them, and so they just want to put this aside for now and not have to deal with it. >> and when it comes to paul ryan, he spoke out to the milwaukee journal sentinel reporting saying i think it's arbitrary cuts to legal imgra immigrati immigration, boomers retiring and leaving the workforce, we will still have labor shortages in certain areas and that is where well reformed legal immigration system should be able to mak up te up the differ. so obvi