POLICY / IMMIGRATION
Immigration grounded in merit.
Skills and qualifications. Meaningful contribution. A responsible long-term approach.
I support comprehensive merit-based immigration reform that gives meaningful weight to skills, qualifications, and the ability to contribute to the United States.
My priorities are contribution to society and the tax base, public safety, and the country’s capacity to accommodate additional people. Immigration policy should serve the country’s long-term economic and social welfare.
These are positions I support—not promises of enactment, implementation, or outcomes.
01 / MERIT
Give meaningful weight to skills and qualifications
I support immigration policy that gives meaningful consideration to what an applicant can contribute. Skills and qualifications are central to that approach. Merit should be a substantive part of the system, not simply a label.
02 / CONTRIBUTION
Consider the contribution to society and the tax base
I support considering expected contribution to society and the tax base alongside the country’s long-term economic and social welfare. This is a guiding principle; I have not set out a numerical scoring formula or a fixed timeframe for measuring that contribution.
03 / RESPONSIBLE POLICY
Account for public safety and national capacity
Public safety and the country’s ability to accommodate additional people should inform immigration policy. I support a system that takes those responsibilities seriously as part of the admission process.
These principles do not establish an admission quota or a claim about any population’s criminality. The detailed criteria and implementation require further development.
04 / CLARITY
Keep the proposal clear about what it does—and does not—set out
This page states the principles I support, not a completed legislative framework. It does not specify changes to family or humanitarian pathways, or a policy for people already present in the country.
Current-system background, separate from this proposal: Employment-based immigrant visas already exist, and their eligibility requirements vary by category. USAGov explains permanent worker visas and their requirements. That resource describes the existing system; it is not an endorsement or a description of my proposed reforms.
Adam Chancery · Immigration
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