White House Wants to Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Receive Public Benefits
“The Trump administration is continuing its effort to restrict immigration, this time by proposing a new set of rules that could deny green cards to legal immigrants who receive public benefits. The new rules could affect those who receive food assistance, housing vouchers, and Medicare subsidies, to name a few of the benefits that could be affected. The White House is justifying the move as a way to limit immigrants who would be considered to be a drain on the economy. But the timing also suggests the administration considers there could be an electoral upside to pushing a tough message on legal—as well as illegal—immigration.”