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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: 3, Interesting) by cubancigar11 on Thursday August 16 2018, @05:33PM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Thursday August 16 2018, @05:33PM (#722357) Homepage Journal

    While I enjoy being right, my only concern in the long term future is that China won't be better as a world leader.

    That said, as long as the "rules" apply after they have been changed, you know, maintaining the ruse of fairness, it is an internal matter.

    It was quite cool living in the years when USA was world policing. I wish there was a way to disarm this country of nuclear bombs before it implodes.

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