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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, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @06:15PM (1 child)
If the anti-American Conservatard terrorists would stop flushing so much money down the toilet with their excessive "defense" spending (10% of which goes directly into the pockets of their shit stain "defense contractor" buddies and provides exactly ZERO benefit to anyone else) they wouldn't have that problem.
I completely agree. Let's slash the defense budget (the biggest thing in the budget) by an order of magnitude. There's absolutely no valid reason why we need to spend more on "defense" than many of our allies combined. Let's completely cut out corporate welfare. No more Foxcon handouts or anything like them. ("Tax incentive" my fat ass.) No more farm handouts. (They're not subsidies, they're welfare handouts.) No more bank handouts. (Those were not bailouts, they were handouts.) No more welfare to Wal-Mart workers. (Working full time? No welfare for you!) I could go on, but I think I've made my point.
You talk a good talk, but when it comes to actually doing things that will actually help it all turns to a bunch of partisan *derp*.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @06:21PM
Defense isn't the biggest part of the US budget by a good margin https://media.nationalpriorities.org/uploads/budget-graphic.png [nationalpriorities.org] though it does come in 3rd. Also, welfare shouldn't be restricted based on work status, it should be based on actual needs. You can rage all you want about people having too many kids, being irresponsible, whatever, but if you let those kids starve and live in a stressed out household more likely to give them abuse then the net outcome for society is worse than giving those families a helping hand. Not a free ride, I'd hardly call working at Walmart full time a joyous life experience.