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posted by martyb on Thursday August 16 2018, @09:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the What-would-Emma-Lazarus-say? dept.

CBS News reports:

The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.

The move, which would not need congressional approval, is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller's plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.

[...] Though its effects could be far-reaching, the proposal to limit citizenship to immigrants who have not used public assistance does not appear to need congressional approval. As the Clinton administration did in 1999, the Trump administration would be redefining the term "public charge," which first emerged in immigration law in the 1800s in order to shield the U.S. from burdening too many immigrants who could not contribute to society.


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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday August 16 2018, @10:53AM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday August 16 2018, @10:53AM (#722117) Homepage Journal

    The money losing @politico [twitter.com] is considered by many in the world of politics to be the dumbest and most slanted of the political sites. Those LOSERS dug up Stephen's uncle. To say nasty things about our immigration plan. Saying, what if we did the plan in 1903. We didn't do it in 1903. We want to do it now. We have a lot more people now. Too many people. Too many coming in and not enough leaving. People sneaking across our Boarder. People asking for asylum from MS-13. Or asylum from a husband that's a little bit rough. People coming in as tourists, they don't leave when they're supposed to. Coming as students, not leaving when they're supposed to. Coming from bad countries like Iran and trying to join my military. People coming just because somebody from their family is already here -- I call it Chain Migration. People coming in on a Lottery. People coming in to work. It's too much. Because America is FULL. And we're getting some terrible people. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. Kate Steinle, San Bernardino, child traffickers, so many more. They're draining our Welfare & Food Stamps DRY. This must change. We need Wall. And we need to get much tougher with the immigration. The legal, the semi-legal and the illegal. America First!!!

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by stretch611 on Thursday August 16 2018, @05:02PM (1 child)

    by stretch611 (6199) on Thursday August 16 2018, @05:02PM (#722333)

    I noticed that you changed the rules AFTER your in-laws became citizens [usnews.com]...

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    Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
    • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday August 16 2018, @06:03PM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday August 16 2018, @06:03PM (#722378) Homepage Journal

      I said months ago, it's the 21st century, chain migration and visa lottery are outdated. They hurt our economic and they hurt our national security. I said, we need MERIT-BASED.

      And you're asking, what about Viktor & Amalija, where's the merit? No merit, right? Believe me, I said that exact thing to Melanie many times. I told her we need much tougher rules. To keep those people -- and people like them -- OUT. But especially, to keep Viktor & Amalija out. Unfortunately I didn't keep Viktor & Amalija out. They beat me. They had a head start, they came in 10 years ago. And I could have been quicker. I absolutely could have been quicker, that's so true. END THE PHONEY RUSSIA WITCH HUNT so I can focus on doing my job!!!!

      They think they won. And you think they won. Because they got their citizenship. Trust me, it's not over yet. Because we can still deport them. If they lied on their applications, we'll deport them. And we're checking a lot of applications, deporting a lot of people that lied. We call it DENATURALIZATION. We're building the Wall. With a big beautiful door. And a big beautiful guy -- or a sexy lady -- wearing big beautiful boots. Kicking people out!!!