Mine also had to be self supporting, course in those days, welfare didn’t exist (mid 1800’s).
They came over legally also. Loch Bros. Talk about valuable contributions, and that’s exactly what Trump wants to do. Putting people on the welfare roles is a DRAIN on the country, not a contribution. Sometimes the Koch’s have some strange ideas.
Mine came over in the earl 1920s and they had to be self supportive and be examined to be healthy. Others here bfore them had to show they had a place to stay and they had to have some money, and have a job lined up.