Trump’s Gold Card: An Immigration Plan for an American Golden Age

Originally published by the Washington Examiner

A core tenet of the America First movement is that policies should primarily benefit hardworking American citizens, not foreign interests or globalist elites. President Donald Trump’s proposed Gold Card immigration program, if implemented properly, would serve as an America First model to leverage the strengths of the U.S. economy while reducing the national debt, creating new jobs, and ensuring that only those who truly contribute to our nation can live and work here. Additionally, the Gold Card must avoid common flaws of some current visa programs, including fraud, national security risks, and visa overstays — one of the primary drivers of illegal immigration.

Trump introduced the Gold Card idea to the public in February, promising that the new program could lead to billions in revenue and a significant reduction in the national debt. Remarkably, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reported in June that 70,000 people had already expressed interest in the program.

Predictably, the usual suspects in the media have been rooting for this initiative to fail. The Washington Post, a longtime home of Trump-hating media, recently reported that the Gold Card “might never happen” and erroneously argued that the Trump administration lacks the legal authority to implement it.

Instead of plotting its demise, let’s envision how Trump’s Gold Card can be a national success.

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