WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's administration unveiled a new rule on Monday that could deny permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor.
Such a change would ensure that immigrants"are self-sufficient", in that they"do not depend on public resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own capabilities, as well as the resources of family members, sponsors, and private organisations," a notice published in the Federal Register said.
Advocates for immigrants have criticised the plan as an effort to cut legal immigration without going through Congress to change US law. Immigration officers in recent years have defined visa applicants as a public charge if they are likely to become primarily dependent on government assistance.
Existing law being applied. This was what was in place for all the great migration waves prior to WW2 for everyone.
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