Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday advised that individuals who graduate from faculty in the US ought to “mechanically” get a inexperienced card to have the ability to keep within the nation.
“You graduate from a university, I feel you must get mechanically as a part of your diploma a inexperienced card to have the ability to keep on this nation and that features junior faculties too,” Trump mentioned on the All-In podcast hosted by tech buyers.
A inexperienced card, also called a everlasting resident card, permits people to dwell and work completely in the US and is a path to citizenship.
Trump, who made a hardline stance on immigration a centerpiece of his administration and has vowed a wide-ranging crackdown if reelected, has lambasted President Joe Biden’s efforts to curb the document variety of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally.
“Anyone graduates from a university you go in there for 2 years or 4 years if you happen to graduate otherwise you get a doctorate diploma from a university you must be capable to keep on this nation,” Trump mentioned.
It was not clear if Trump was referring to all foreigners, together with those that got here to the US illegally or overstayed their visas, or solely these folks on scholar visas.
U.S. lawmakers from each events previously have proposed laws that might make it simpler for sure faculty graduates to stay within the nation.