Trump admin announces rule that could limit legal immigration

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Trump admin announces rule that could limit legal immigration

Washington(CNN)The Trump administration released a regulation Monday that could dramatically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter and stay in the US by making it easier to reject green card and visa applications.

Paired with last week's enforcement raids on food processing plants in Mississippi, Monday's announcement amounts to a concerted effort by the administration to limit legal immigration and crack down on illegal immigration.

The 837-page rule applies to those seeking to come to or remain in the United States via legal channels.

The so-called public charge rule is designed to ensure immigrants can support themselves financially. In doing so, though, it'll likely make it harder for low-income immigrants to come to the US.
Under current regulations put in place in 1996, the term is defined as someone who is "primarily dependent" on government assistance, meaning it supplies more than half their income. But it only counted cash benefits, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Supplemental Security Income from Social Security.

:MAGApls:

 

[Pressure]

The Coli told me the efforts are about limiting illegal immigrants and that will help black unemployment.

So using that logic I'm assuming the purpose of limiting legal immigrants is to address black unemployment.

I wish you c00ns would see the light and not just hate everything because Trump is doing it.

 

[mastermind]

This is what happens when our congress can't pass anything meaningful anymore.

 

[TEKBEATZ]

Only white folks are on these programs.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

smh

 

[Pressure]

They're putting it out there, but some of yall still think it's about illegal immigrants and mexicans when it's about keeping America white.

 

[BoBurnz]

They're putting it out there, but some of yall still think it's about illegal immigrants and mexicans when it's about keeping America white.

Literally right there in bold letters. They wanna wage open class warfare, like being some rabid anti-immigration dumbass makes you pro-black when it's just playing into the interests of those solely interested in maintaining the racial hierarchy.

 

[Robbie3000]

Immigration is such a manufactured “crisis”. How is it such a crisis, if we have the highest levels of immigration in 100 years, but unemployment is at its lowest in like 60 years?

It’s a manufactured crisis designed to inflame passions and galvanize votes for conservatives.

If they really thought it was a crisis, they would institute a national E-Verify program which would make it very difficult to hire illegals. But then what would Trump and his buddies in the hotel, casino and real estate industries do if they couldn’t hire cheap labor? Trump had illegals working in his golf clubs two years in to his presidency.

Not to mention our food industry which is heavily dependent on migrant workers.

Industry gets to keep its cheap labor and conservatives have yet another culture war to wage in order to keep their base engaged.

In the word of the late great 2 Pac, “such a dirty game”.

Only thing that makes me sad is a growing number of black folks, at least online, are falling for this game.

 

[re'up]

"I don't have a problem with immigration as long as it's legal"

Right.

 

[ill]

This has been in effects for decades for non-refugee immigration. You can’t come here unless you or your sponsor can support yourself financially.

 

[DonFrancisco]

This has been in effects for decades for non-refugee immigration. You can’t come here unless you or your sponsor can support yourself financially.

100% WRONG. I worked in the health and insurance side. An immigrant after being here, under stricter guidelines gets government assistance like Medicare/Medicaid or CHIP and still get a green card or citizenship. I've dealt with people that have been 10-20 years still with a green card receive government medical services. Many times getting a citizenship can be a long, complex process. Especially with all the new laws being made to make things difficult.

When it comes for medical services, things can get very expensive very quickly. It is better to get on government assistance than try to pay for it.

Trump royally screwed these people over. I feel bad for the old and young that will be most affected.

 

[ill]

100% WRONG. I worked in the health and insurance side. An immigrant after being here, under stricter guidelines gets government assistance like Medicare/Medicaid or CHIP and still get a green card or citizenship. I've dealt with people that have been 10-20 years still with a green card receive government medical services. Many times getting a citizenship can be a long, complex process. Especially when it comes for medical services, things can get very expensive very quickly. It is better to get on government assistance than try to pay for it.

Trump royally screwed these people over. I feel bad for the old and young that will be most affected.

I’m an actual immigrant that went through it. You don't know what you're speaking about and/or your conflating different things. There is a very strict limit to benefits allowed to recent immigrants - ex: some medical care which you listed. They are not eligible for most government benefits right off the bat. Further, you aren't getting into the country legally unless YOU or YOUR SPONSOR can support the immigrant financially.

Affidavit of Support

Responsibilities as a Sponsor

When you sign the affidavit of support, you accept legal responsibility for financially supporting the sponsored immigrant(s), generally until they become U.S. citizens or are credited with 40 quarters of work. Your obligation as a sponsor also ends if you or the individual sponsored dies or if the individual sponsored ceases to be a lawful permanent resident and departs the United States.

Note: Divorce does NOT end the sponsorship obligation.

If an immigrant you sponsored receives any means-tested public benefits, you are responsible for repaying the cost of those benefits to the agency that provided them. If you do not repay the debt, the agency or the immigrant can sue you in court to get the money owed. Any joint sponsors and household members who allowed the sponsor to combine their income with the sponsor’s income to meet the minimum income requirements are also legally responsible for financially supporting the sponsored immigrant. In fact, any joint sponsor and household member is jointly or severally liable with the petitioning sponsor, meaning that the joint sponsor and household member are independently liable for the full extent of the reimbursement obligation and can be sued in court or be asked to pay the money owed, even if the petitioning sponsor is not sued or asked for money.

 

[DonFrancisco]

I’m an actual immigrant that went through it. You don't know what you're speaking about and/or your conflating different things. There is a very strict limit to benefits allowed to recent immigrants - ex: some medical care which you listed. They are not eligible for most government benefits right off the bat. Further, you aren't getting into the country legally unless YOU or YOUR SPONSOR can support the immigrant financially.

Affidavit of Support

My family members never paid for their wives or parent programs since this law was hardly enforced. It was very hard for anyone to enforce this and it was based on sponsor just being GENERAL financially responsible.

Trump recently created other bills to reinforce this obscure law you're referring to.

 

[DonFrancisco]

My argument stand this is terrible precedent and overally stringent.

 

[Pressure]

Obviously this is meant to keep immigrants from reproducing