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The US Senate is considering a new immigration bill. It will value the economic promise of immigrants over family ties when considering US residency and citizenship. The legislation, which was proposed by PresidentBush and a group of senators, contains a point system. The proposal aims to increase the number of immigrants with graduate degrees, earnings or job skills.
The proposed point system would use a 100-point scale.According to a draft of the law, merit applicants could earn up to 47 points for things like occupation, or years of work for a US firm. They could earn up to 28 points for their education, 15 points forEnglish and US civics (公民学), and 10 points for family ties. The system has stirred up debate.Critics on the left say it opposes family unity andAmerican values.Critics on the right complain that it does not reflect the needs of high-tech employers.
The current kinship (血缘关系)-based system puts pressure on the US, as it attracts low-skill workers who consume more public services than they pay back in taxes. It allows a variety of uneducated people in from Mexico andCentralAmericA、
The immigration bill would allow eight years to clear the current backlog (积压) of application for a permanent resident card, or green carD、After that, only the children and spouses (配偶) of legal immigrants would be able to apply for family visas.Adult children, siblings (兄弟姐妹), parents, and other relatives would have to apply in the general queue (排队). Under the proposal, immigrants fromAsian countries would likely fare well (很有利). For instance, over half of recent immigrants fromChina and India have a bachelor’s (学士的) or higher degree. Immigrants from LatinAmerican countries would likely face more difficulties.
Immigration point systems have been in use inCanada,Australia and New Zealand for years. The UK adopted a similar approach in 2001. One thing thatCanada and other nations have discovered is that their system needs to fit the needs of their economy. Too often they find that they attract highly-educated people who end up finding work that doesn’t use their skills. Some end up driving a taxi.
B．to protect the US from terrorist attacks
C．to attract skilled immigrants
D．to increase population
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
答案可见第一段的最后一句：The proposal aims to increase the number of immigrants with graduate degrees，earnings or job skills，这一提议的目的就是要增加有学位、有收入、有职业技能的移民人数。其它三个选项在文章中根本没有提到。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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