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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: 2) by Reziac on Friday August 17 2018, @02:45AM
However, it happens to be true (51% as of 2015; I vaguely recall it's now 56% but couldn't find newer stats offhand)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/01/immigrant-welfare-use-report/71517072/ [usatoday.com]
And here's a whole bunch of stats:
https://cis.org/Report/Cost-Welfare-Use-Immigrant-and-Native-Households [cis.org]
It's rather worse in Europe, at somewhere around 87% (as high as 99% in some areas).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-survey-idUSKBN13A22F [reuters.com]
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.