http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-raise-act-would-change-racial-makeup-u-s-immigrants-n789501But this is a proposal that runs counter to sound economic policy and core American values. It will make it harder for Latin Americans, Asians, and Africans to come here legally. While the bill is called the RAISE Act, short for “Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy,” it can be summed up as Make America White Again.
Consider who would be adversely affected by the RAISE Act. Reducing entries based on family sponsorship would negatively impact Latin Americans and Asians, while cutting the number of refugees would mean allowing in fewer people from the Middle East.
The “diversity lottery” – which really is a lottery that allows lucky winners to come here – offers benefits to Africans and people from the Caribbean that they might not otherwise have. So despite the rhetoric of helping American workers, the RAISE Act amounts to a pretext for giving preference to white immigrants. It is telling that Cotton, according to the Huffington Post, once stated that an earlier version of this bill would prevent immigrants from bringing over their “village” or “tribe.”