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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked U.S. lawmakers to ballot for an immigration bill which would end the excruciating green card delay for Indian-Americans among other things and advance immigration that would enable a much smoother and quicker procedure for legal migration of eligible professionals from countries like India.

Trump's call to ballot on immigration bill came after hours before House of Representatives was scheduled to ballot on the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act.

"HOUSE REPUBLICANS SHOULD PASS THE STRONG BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION BILL, KNOWN AS GOODLATTE II, IN THEIR AFTERNOON VOTE TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEMS WON'T LET IT PASS IN THE SENATE," Trump tweeted.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS SHOULD PASS THE STRONG BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION BILL, KNOWN AS GOODLATTE II, IN THEIR AFTERNOON VOTE TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEMS WON’T LET IT PASS IN THE SENATE. PASSAGE WILL SHOW THAT WE WANT STRONG BORDERS & SECURITY WHILE THE DEMS WANT OPEN BORDERS = CRIME. WIN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2018

"Passage will show that we want strong borders and security while the Dems want open borders = crime. Win!" said Trump in his open assist to the bill which has been acquainted by Goodlatte.

According to Goodlatte, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (HR 6136) establishes a new, merit-based green card programme without increasing legal immigration, based on applicants earning points for skills, education, vocational training, work experience, English language proficiency, and military service.

More points are granted for each accomplishment. Once applicants meet the eligibility criteria by gaining threshold number of points, they will qualify for a green card, although those with the highest points each year will acquire their green cards more rapidly.

Those eligible for this include children of E1, E2, H1B, and L workers who were brought by their parents legitimately into the U.S. as minors and have been endlessly in the U.S. for the period 10 years ahead the date of lawmaking and any respective granted a "contingent non-immigrant status" due to DACA eligibility may apply.

Significantly, the bill likewise requires the border wall to be funded before new visas are acquirable under the new merit-based programme. In advance appropriations, the bill, which has a little possibility to be cleared by the Senate, renders nearly $25 billion to build a wall along the Southern border. It likewise combats visa overstays by guaranteeing the biometric entry-exit programme is accomplished so that they know whether or not those on impermanent visas leave the U.S.

Based on appliers earning points for abilities, education, vocational training, work experience, English language competency, and military service, aims to create a new merit-based Green Card Programme that encourages advancement, without increasing legal immigration.

In recent remarks, Trump said that this is an impossible task given the bitterness between the Republicans and the Democrats.

By Sowmya Sangam