How Many Americans Would Pass an Immigration Test Endorsed by Trump?

NOTE:  If you have free articles left or a subscription to the digital access to The New York Times, it’s worth taking this survey to see if you’d be allowed into our country. Not many we know who’ve taken it would be.

President Trump this month endorsed legislation that would effectively cut immigration to the United States by half. The bill, known as the Raise Act, would sharply reduce the share of people admitted through family ties and create a skills-based system that scores applicants on factors including age, education, income, job prospects and proficiency in English.

The Senate sponsors of the bill say their system, modeled on merit systems used by Canada and Australia, would make the United States more competitive. If passed — and immigration overhaul has defied decades of attempts — it would replace standards largely established in the Johnson administration.