And so when you look at his quote, unquote, merit based immigration rules that he's advocating for, we've got to ask, what do those merits mean? It appears that [Trump] is talking about only allowing people in this country who have a certain degree, who maybe have a certain amount of money in the bank. or who may be coming from countries that maybe they don't necessarily need to leave, as opposed to having a definition of merit that may not meet those material requirements. (01:58–02:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump's merit-based immigration rules favor the wealthy and educated.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.