Another Plan for Trump's Immigration/Travel Ban

[protectionist]

Here's a vetting examination prospective immigrants could be given to qualify for immigration.

(passing grade - 70%)

1. Credit Scores - if Americans have to qualify with these (even in housing), why not immigrants ?

2. Point system (like Canada) - must attain a certain number of points to qualify ( based on employment skills, money, education level, etc)

3. English Proficiency test -

a. Define: antebellum, bifurcate, circadian, dovetail, extenuate, et cetera, et al, forensic, granulate, herpetology

b. Which is an example of the present perfect tense ? >> take.........are taking.......has taken

c. Which is the opposite of the word active ? >> rigid.......passive......tense

d. Which is a gerund ? >> succeed....walking.....brought

4. Legal test - must know 10 basic laws

5. American history/culture test

a. Who was POTUS during the Mexican-American War - 1846 (James K. Polk)

b. Who was POTC during the American Civil War ? 1865 (Jefferson Davis)

c. What article and section of the US Constitution, is the Supremacy Clause ? (6/2)

d. What amendment of the Constitution protects states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other countries ? (11)

e. What does the acronym NAFTA stand for ?

f. What citizenship principle did the Dred Scott ?

g. Who was the USA's first Sect of the Treasury (Alexander Hamilton)

h. In what naval battle did the US fleet decisively smash the Japanese fleet (Battle of Leyte Gulf)

i. Who has the highest lifetime batting average in Major League Baseball (Ty Cobb)

j. Who wrote and recorded "Blowin' In the Wind" ? (Bob Dylan)

k. What NFL quarterback won 5 Super Bowls (Tom Brady)

l. What Constitution amendment gave women the right to vote ? (19) When ? (1920)