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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, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @07:21PM
Refugees are required to seek asylum in the first safe country that they reach. If they continue to travel, they are no longer refugees. Both Mexico and Canada are considered safe countries.
You might object to calling Mexico safe, but normal crime doesn't count. The standard here is something like the country being run by Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, or similar... and you being part of the targeted group.