Trump wants merit-based immigration: How this system works in other nations

US President Donald Trump has called for overhauling the current US immigration laws

Editor’s note: The White House is seeking to create a “merit-based” immigration system rather than one based on family reunification. We turned to The Conversation’s global network of scholars to get their insight on how merit-based systems work in other parts of the world.

Kevin Johnson, dean and professor of public interest law and Chicana/o studies, University of California, Davis, United States

President Donald Trump has called for overhauling the current U.S. immigration laws. Currently, the laws give priority to providing visas for family members of people already in the U.S. Trump and his Republican colleagues want to replace this