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1. A far too restrictive system overall.
2. Static immigration quotas.
3. Quotas on nationalities—the law micromanages immigrant demographics.
4. Immigrants wait in line for decades.
5. Immigrant workers are counted against multiple quotas.
6. There’s a limit for immigrants with “extraordinary ability”.
7. Workers without college degrees only get 5,000 green cards.
8. The president can end the refugee program unilaterally.
9. No immigration category for entrepreneurs.
10. Immigrants generally cannot apply for permanent residency on their own.
11. Spouses and minor children of new immigrants count against the quotas.
12. There’s a quota on new spouses and minor children of current permanent residents.
13. Children of temporary workers grow up here, wait in line with their parents for permanent
residency,
14. Illegal immigrants cannot leave and reapply to return legally.
15. Spouses and children of temporary workers are banned from working