However, the overall number of green cards, just over 1.1 million in 2017, will remain the same. Currently about 12% of those receiving green cards entered the U.S. based on skill-based visas (such as the H1B), while some 66% are family-based green cards. People given Green Cards on humanitarian and diversity grounds will now only constitute 10% of all Green Card recipients, according to a handout given to the press at the end of the Rose Garden event. Mr Trump said that spouses and children will be prioritized under the new system. It will create a border security trust fund , which is funded by fees collected at the border, Mr Trump said.

Source: The Hindu May 16, 2019 19:48 UTC