House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed the proposal as "condescending," signaling that Democrats would not support legislation that does not include a pathway to citizenship.
"They say family is without merit -- are they saying most of the people that come to the United States in the history of our country are without merit, because they don't have an engineering degree," Pelosi asked at her weekly press conference on Thursday.
The speaker also told reporters that Democrats have yet to receive a formal briefing on the administration's plan.
The effort, championed by Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, also focuses on beefing up border security.
Trump has claimed that the nation is being overrun by migrants and asylum seekers and sought to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico by declaring a national emergency so as to bypass Congress and unlock billions of U.S. dollars in funding.
The president traveled to New York City for a private fundraiser Thursday afternoon.
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