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Trump administration boosts ability to deny green cards to immigrants using welfare programs

The Trump Administration is attempting to tighten up guidelines to decide who can enter the United States via green cards. While this decision has always been based on the ability of the immigrant to be or to become self-sufficient once they enter the United States, the parameters guiding the decision have been less than clear.  The new rules would make the decision more definitive and open to less ambiguity.

 If successful, those who are allowed to immigrate would be less of a drain on the U.S. taxpayer while being more likely to uphold the long tradition in the United States of expecting its citizens to pay their own way. To read more click on this link.