USA: Trump has promised to give green cards to foreign university graduates

Former US President Donald Trump has spoken in favor of granting permanent residency permits to foreign graduates of US universities. America to provide. They should “automatically get a green card to stay in this country,” Trump said on the podcast.

Trump said he knows of stories of foreign college graduates who don't want to stay in the US. Instead they went back to India or China. Then they founded companies in their homeland and became multi-billionaires employing thousands and thousands of people,” Trump said.

The right-wing populist's proposal departs from his tough stance on immigration policy, one of the most pressing issues of the US presidential campaign. Republicans, Trump's opposition, accuse President Joe Biden of being too lax in his approach to immigration at the Mexico border.

Biden tightened rules for immigrants at the border with Mexico by executive order two weeks ago. At the same time, he eased conditions for migrants already living in the country. The President of the United States announced easier access to permanent residency for hundreds of thousands of spouses of US citizens. His election rival Trump criticized the move.

The new rules apply to all applicants who have been in the U.S. for at least ten years and who married a U.S. citizen before June 17, 2024. According to government estimates, it affects about 500,000 people. There are also 50,000 stepchildren of U.S. citizens who will also be subject to the new rules.