Canada’s ‘merit-based’ immigration system wins Trump’s praise Trump pointed to Canada’s legal immigration system as a model for the U.S. to emulate Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2manKnP President Donald Trump is making the case for his tougher immigration rules during his speech. “The current, outdated system depresses wages for our poorest workers, and puts great pressure on taxpayers,” Trump said.