By Sandip RoyIt’s no surprise that a bunch of Indians rallied in front of the White House for US President Donald Trump’s plan for ‘merit-based’ immigration. The Republican Hindu Coalition might have spearheaded this rally, but the green card crisis is a real one. Indians, stuck for decades in the serpentine green card queue, hope that ‘merit-based’ immigration will clear the backlog and push them forward. Trump is proposing to overhaul immigration, pitting merit-based immigration against family-based immigration, classic divide and conquer. There is now even a proposal for a green card processing fee that can go towards building Trump’s wall.

Source: Economic Times February 08, 2018 17:37 UTC