Fox News reports President Donald Trump calls on
Congress to forestall welfare benefits for immigrants for five years. Below is
a video I captured from the article they may or may not survive the scrutiny of
Youtube and Fox News. So, if the video disappears read the article.
Posted by John Houk
Published on Jun 22, 2017
Leland Vittert of Fox News reports
on the part of President Trump's 6/21/17 Iowa speech where he calls on Congress
to forbid welfare for immigrants for five years.
This is an excellent policy proposal that I suspect Congressional will go into apoplectic seizures with pouts of fake prejudice accusations. YES Mr. President, help it to happen.
Fox News story: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/22/trump-in-iowa-president-calls-for-barring-immigrants-from-welfare-for-five-years.html
This is an excellent policy proposal that I suspect Congressional will go into apoplectic seizures with pouts of fake prejudice accusations. YES Mr. President, help it to happen.
Fox News story: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/22/trump-in-iowa-president-calls-for-barring-immigrants-from-welfare-for-five-years.html
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Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants
from welfare for five years
By Fox News
Fox News' John Roberts and the Associated Press
contributed to this report.
June 22, 2017
President Trump announced
Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning
immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the
U.S.
“The time has come for new
immigration rules that say ... those seeking immigration into our country must
be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a
period of at least five years," Trump told a campaign-style rally in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Trump's proposal would build
on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,
which allows federal authorities to deport immigrants who become public
dependents within five years of their arrival. Many of that law’s provisions
were rolled back during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations,
but Trump's proposal would make more categories of federal benefits off-limits
to immigrants.
Currently, states typically
have the authority to determine eligibility for local public assistance
programs.
Foreigners with non-immigrant
visas and those who don't have legal status are generally prohibited from those
benefits altogether.
Trump's proposal would also
prevent the admission of people who are likely to become so-called "public
charges" within five years of their arrival. The concept of "public
charge" has been part of U.S. immigration law for over a century. It
allows the government to bar entry to individuals who are likely to seek public
assistance. Trump is expected to propose toughening up the rules regarding
“public charge” and ensuring that they are enforced.
The administration circulated
a draft executive order to make Trump's proposed changes earlier this year.
However, Trump's remarks Wednesday indicated that he wants Congress to codify
his plan into law.
In requesting these changes,
the White House will cite a 2015 report from the
Center for Immigration Studies that found 51 percent of households headed by an
immigrant are using some form of public assistance, compared to 30 percent
among non-immigrant families. That report has been disputed by critics who say
it does not take into account the nuances of many immigrant families.
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