president trump is throwing his weight now behind a gop plan to slash legal immigration into the u.s. with a new merit based system. here s what the president had to say when he endorsed the bill a couple of days ago. this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. the bill would create a point system for potential green card holders with points awarded for categories like age, education, english language proficiency skills needed by the economy and salary. backers of this plan say it is similar to immigration systems used in australia and canada. economists however warn the gop plan might actually hurt economic growth by reducing the number of available workers. let s talk it over with texas congressman gonzalez. he s a democrat and he s joining