Wage‑first points immigration

Legislate a points‑based immigration system that awards most selection weight to a U.S. salary offer rather than education or credential categories. The aim is to reduce credential‑gaming (degree mills), maximize fiscal returns from newcomers, and avoid politically fraught 'labor shortage' carveouts. — Shifting the selection metric from credentials to earnings reframes immigration reform as an explicit fiscal and labour‑market tool, changing which applicants succeed and how employers compete for talent.