Trump backs stiff curbs on legal immigration

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his weight behind efforts to give English-speakers priority for US residency cards and halving the number of legal migrants admitted to the country.Trump backed proposals that would reform the process of obtaining a US "green card" by introducing a points-based system favoring skilled anglophone workers.Around one million immigrants are granted permanent residency each year, but the draft legislation -- presented at the White House by Trump and two senat