'The benefit is long-term benefit, self-sufficiency is critical for the U.S. and American taxpayers going forward.'
This morning President Trump's Department of Homeland Security released a rule change that would drastically alter the legal immigration system in the United States. The change would stop a number of residents working in the U.S. from obtaining green cards and favor wealthy migrants over those looking to escape economic hardship.
Speaking to the press, Cuccinelli was unable to specify any of the economic benefits this program change would have. "This latest attempt to harm immigrants comes on the heels of three years of anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions from the president, who has worked to normalize hate in the United States. In El Paso, we saw the painful consequences of this climate of hate."
Any immigrant who receives one or more public benefits for 12 months within any 36 month period can now now likely be denied a green card. Those benefits focus on cash and income assistance and include Supplemental Security Income and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,The Migration Policy Institute has estimated that nearly half of all family green cards would be denied under this program.
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