> encouraging immigration though
Skilled Immigration is already encouraged by the salary bump.
The issue is skilled immigration has been backlogged, as the existing system hasn't been reformed since the 2000s.
It's the backlog that pushed Chinese, South Korean, Taiwanese, and now Indian immigrants to consider staying put instead of spending 5-10 years living under the fact that you might be asked to leave in 60 days.
The incentives exist, we just need to get out of peoples' way and let people immigrate here.
Alternatively, we could alter the statue of liberty and remove the poem if we collectively don't want to welcome immigrants of all skills and situations.