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Trump Administration to Deny Green Cards to Legal Immigrants Who Draw From Social Programs
WSJ ^ | 12 Aug 2019 | Louise Radnofsky and Andrew Restuccia

Posted on 08/12/2019 7:32:36 AM PDT by oblomov

WASHINGTON—Immigrants legally in the U.S. will be ineligible for green cards if they use any of an array of social programs, and prospective immigrants will be barred from entry if they can’t convince a consular officer that they will never use such programs, as part of a final rule published by the Trump administration.

The rule, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, is one of the most ambitious and sweeping elements of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, according to administration officials as well as immigrant-rights advocates opposed to the change.

The administration was all but guaranteeing fresh criticism from immigration groups for opting to push ahead in the wake of shootings in El Paso, Texas, that were apparently motivated by anti-immigrant animus. Similar sentiments were expressed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out raids on food processing plants in Mississippi last week.

The rule change tightens the definition of who is likely to become a “public charge” under immigration law, a designation that prevents an immigrant from obtaining legal permanent residence, and which is also used by the Justice and State departments to determine which noncitizens can be removed from the country or prevented from ever entering.

Use or potential use of a benefits program such as Medicaid, housing assistance or food stamps could now disqualify an applicant, including around 900,000 immigrants currently in the U.S.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; cuccinelli; ebt; immigration; invasion; moochers; trump; trumpillegals; welfare; welfarestate
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To: BeauBo

When my wife applied for a green card I had to certify that I woud be financially responsible for her for a period of years (5??). These turd world parasites it is said are costing us and our children approximately 60,000 per year, more for asylum seekers. What a fleecing we take. Insane government—facilitated by we the citizenry with our heads somewhere other than where they should be. We are all fools. Our children will suffer.


61 posted on 08/12/2019 11:55:00 AM PDT by whistleduck (arpoon)
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To: oblomov

I guess sponsorship has already been watered down as to become meaningless.


62 posted on 08/12/2019 2:32:29 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's a highway to hell.)
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To: cuban leaf

The taxpayer is basically subsidizing these people to have kids while those same taxpayers can’t afford to have their own.

Its insane.


63 posted on 08/12/2019 2:34:59 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's a highway to hell.)
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To: itsahoot

“Jimmuh Cauter Supreme Court made that ruling when Texas tried to stop illegals walking across the border every day to go to school free.”


Maybe SCOTUS did that during Carter’s presidency, but it couldn’t be called “Carter’s Supreme Court”; Carter is the only president in U.S. history to have served at least four years and not to have appointed a single member of SCOTUS. Those liberal SCOTUS decisions from 1977-80 were by justices appointed by Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford.


64 posted on 08/12/2019 3:20:06 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: oblomov

It’s disqualifying because it’s illegal. Doh!


65 posted on 08/12/2019 3:28:30 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: oblomov

Australia does it.
Canada does it.
Ef em.
Do It Now.
We have little time left.


66 posted on 08/12/2019 3:35:13 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (Welcome to North Mexico, Gringo's it...)
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To: oblomov

Won’t stand up in court, or more importantly, to corporate donors.

Heck, most law enforcement refuses to do anything with immigration or diverse criminals


67 posted on 08/12/2019 5:24:34 PM PDT by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian.)
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To: Tennessee Conservative

Indian giver.

As my friends Dad used to say “That works, till you steal from an Indian.” He was a Sioux member, and knew it well.

Not all are that way, and honestly many citizens are.


68 posted on 08/12/2019 5:27:06 PM PDT by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian.)
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To: AuH2ORepublican
couldn’t be called “Carter’s Supreme Court”;

Yep Should have just said Carter and the court.

69 posted on 08/12/2019 5:37:10 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

It has been law for decades, and yet ignored for a couple of decades.
When you go through immigration you have to sign you will not take any assistance, and you can support yourself.


70 posted on 08/12/2019 5:37:44 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: oblomov

bkmk


71 posted on 08/12/2019 6:03:16 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Raycpa
Over under on Judge ruling: I got August 13.

It's not yet midnight. Some federal judge could issue an injunction sua sponte claiming that a suit is inevitable and he is preserving the status quo for what is a certainty.

72 posted on 08/12/2019 7:45:19 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: oblomov

Excellent move. Wish it had happened sooner.


73 posted on 08/13/2019 5:08:56 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: i_robot73

See tagline.


74 posted on 08/13/2019 7:23:36 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: fireman15

We have to get this story out.

Ad should say these illegals cost $XXXX to you out of your taxes. These illegals get free Section 8 housing and are on Social Security and Medicare today, but they arrived yesterday and never did a day’s work in the USA. You were taxed out of every paycheck of your life and they get the rewards for loafing.Time to end this!

We have to get these ads to become a reality. Let the leftists defend the opposing viewpoint.


75 posted on 08/13/2019 3:40:37 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen votforbing & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: oblomov

I thought it was always like that.


76 posted on 08/13/2019 9:19:22 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: oblomov

This sounds good, but with this bunch we have now I think they’d rather have the welfare than the green card.

Why not? They aren’t being deported like they should be.


77 posted on 08/13/2019 9:52:09 PM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: oblomov

4.2 billion of the 5.2 is a one time thing and was expected. Numbers actually look good.


78 posted on 08/14/2019 7:38:05 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: Tennessee Conservative

“that it was OK to take it if you had the bigger need.”

Why communism was so widely accepted in Latin America....


79 posted on 08/14/2019 10:12:58 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: oblomov

It’s about time.


80 posted on 08/15/2019 11:37:51 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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