President Trump made clear Wednesday that he wants to not just enforce the immigration laws on the books but drastically change them, admitting fewer immigrants and making skills a higher priority in determining who is let in.

That is a major development in a debate that has largely been dominated by distinctions between legal and illegal immigration.

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