Trump cracks down to Deny Green Cards & could limit legal immigration
Trump’s New Rule save about $2.27 billion per year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
August 12, 2019
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The Trump administration’s new rule would disqualify or deny green cards/ permanent residency to legal immigrants if they use certain public-assistance programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers - Section 8 housing assistance or any other forms of public assistance.
Immigration officials will consider the “totality of circumstances” when determining whether to deny green cards or bar prospect immigrants from entry.
This rule 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.
This rule 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.
The rule means many green card and visa applicants could be turned down if they have low incomes or little education.
The use or potential use of a benefits program such as Medicaid, some types of housing assistance or food stamps could disqualify an applicant.
The biggest users of social services are non-immigrants, something which seems to be lost in a government narrative of public assistance. About 56% of all family-based green card applicants could be denied under this rule.
"Through the public charge rule, President Trump's administration is re-enforcing the ideal of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility, ensuring that immigrants are able to support themselves and become successful in America," acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director Ken Cuccinelli said.
The Center for Immigration Studies, which favors lower levels of immigration, found in 2015 Opens a New Window. that the average household headed by an immigrant costs $6,234 per year in taxpayer-funded benefits.
For Example, in California:
- disenrollment from CalFresh and Medi-cal would most significantly affect Latinos (85-88%) and Asians (7-8%).
- If people dis-enroll from Medi-Cal, the biggest loss would be seen in healthcare jobs- 17,500 California jobs would no longer exist
- 47% of those lost jobs would come from the healthcare sector.
- Federal support for Medi-Cal at $1.19 billion and CalFresh at $488 million, as they projected that people would dis-enroll out of concern for losing their legal status.
The new rule will go into effect in mid-October and won’t apply retroactively.
