Immigration Lottery

One of the few things about Donald Trump's ideas about which I agree is that immigration into the US should never be by luck and chance. At this stage of national maturity, each case deserves thoughtful consideration about the prospect of applicants becoming productive and self-sustaining citizens.

Regarding the treatment of immediate family members, there must be vetting and consideration about the aggregate becoming self-sustaining.

Much discussion is needed about this topic, and not at as a whiplash reaction to a terrorist incident.

My book, Regenerating America with Sustainable Economics by James A. George and James A. Rodger (c) 2017 Archway Publishing, addresses the topic thoroughly.

"Trump seizes on N.Y. attack to push immigration and vetting policies 

After the Las Vegas shooting, the White House said it was “premature” to discuss gun laws. But after the New York attack, President Trump said immigration laws must change. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) 

By David Nakamura and Ed O'Keefe November 1 at 8:11 PM 

President Trump moved Wednesday quickly to gain a ­political advantage in the wake of the New York terrorist attack, casting blame on Democrats for lax immigration laws and calling the criminal justice system’s handling of suspects “a joke.”

A day after a man, identified by authorities as an Uzbek immigrant, killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path in an act authorities said was inspired by the Islamic State, Trump seized on the deadly crime to renew his calls for a series of hard-line policies." 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-seizes-on-ny-attack-to-push-hard-line-immigration-and-vetting-policies/2017/11/01/345db05a-bf15-11e7-8444-a0d4f04b89eb_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.105057b2dbb0&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

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