The Trump Administration intends to change this. It is planning to make it an election issue in 2020 if the opposition Democrats are unwilling to be engaged on this, a senior administration official told reporters during an interaction on the eve of the rollout of the merit-based immigration policy. "It is going to be a very detailed piece of legislation and it can be what they want it to be. If they do not want to engage, then it will be part of the election. That is going to be up to them," said the official who requested anonymity.Both Trump and Kushner are believed to have briefed Republican lawmakers on the issue.In his speech, Trump is unlikely to propose changes in the existing number -- 1.1 million -- of green cards issued each year.

Source: Economic Times May 15, 2019 23:49 UTC