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.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @11:35AM (4 children)
"quickly would with Trump's ability to such ideas communicate clearly"
I guess you don't have that ability. Sad!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday August 16 2018, @12:01PM
Not sure if that was intentional or unintentional but it's some quality meta style humor.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Thursday August 16 2018, @02:16PM (2 children)
Ya, that was bad. Was banging out a post too quickly... had to meet an electrician. Damned automatic transfer switch smoked yesterday, mass chaos ensued.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 16 2018, @02:26PM
Hate when that happens.
(Score: 3, Informative) by VLM on Thursday August 16 2018, @04:23PM
My decades of experience in the telecommunications world is xfer switches alone (not even counting gennys) are vastly less reliable than the power company, but its a resume generating experience to not have one during a power outage, so via weird market forces we're forced to have lower reliability central offices, towers, and datacenters because we "need" backup power.
This is in a civilized part of the country; not a coastal "blue hell" where nothing works and the sidewalks are paved in human shit. I admit in bad locations the power may be less reliable than a transfer switch.
I just thought it was hilarious when I got access to the raw data, that xfer switches are much less reliable than AC power in many locations; crazy but true.