Trump proposal would penalize immigrants who use tax credits and other benefits

[BobBalouski]

Immigrants who accept almost any form of welfare or public benefit, even popular tax deductions, could be denied legal U.S. residency under a proposal awaiting approval by the Trump administration, which is seeking to reduce the number of foreigners living in the United States.

According to a draft of the proposal obtained by The Washington Post, immigration caseworkers would be required to consider a much broader range of factors when determining whether immigrants or their U.S.-citizen children are using public benefits or may be likely to do so.

Current rules penalize immigrants who receive cash welfare payments, considering them a “public charge.” But the proposed changes from the Department of Homeland Security would widen the government’s definition of benefits to include the widely used Earned Income Tax Credit as well as health insurance subsidies and other “non-cash public benefits.”

The changes would apply to those seeking immigration visas, or legal permanent residency, such as a foreigner with an expiring work visa. While it would make little difference to those living illegally in the shadows, it could affect immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — whose termination has been blocked by federal courts — if they attempt to file for full legal residency.

...A person with knowledge of the deliberations said the draft proposal is essentially complete and awaiting final approval by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...77aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.7c9dc4c472f1

 

[BobBalouski]

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POTHOLE REBELLION: Street Artists Blast LA Politicians for Putting Welfare of Illegals Over Americans
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...r-putting-welfare-of-illegals-over-americans/

The anonymous artists claim “The roads in LA are worse that Tijuana, driving here sucks and it’s their fault. The city is shirking its responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment for lawful citizens to placate illegals and steal elections. The State of California and Los Angeles are out of control, and the Marxists in City Hall need to know that the people of Los Angeles understand what they are doing and are fed up. There’s nothing like hitting a 6″ pothole on your way to work to rattle your brain and ruin your car.”

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...r-putting-welfare-of-illegals-over-americans/

 

[Que]

If they are otherwise here legally and working legally I don't see it as valid to punish them for taking advantage of our generous welfare state which is available to all of the other working poor of permanant or citizen status.

That's roughly the same as blaming Walmart for the fact that we have a welfare state which would exist if Walmart did not.

I can't deny though that it acts as a magnet to those who are here specifically to take advantage of those programs who otherwise would not find the working conditions here for their particular skill set as desirable as they do. If we're going to import workers in theory they should be in that positive to society and help offset some of these well first it cost not increase them. On an individual basis that's hardly they're doing.

Here's an idea though: instead of importing highly-skilled workers into the u.s. why don't we simply train our own highly-skilled workers by actually having our institutions of higher learning train actual Americans best suited for those jobs. Rather than having our government subsidized higher institutions be centers of indoctrination and diversity simply being dumbed down to get the right color and gender of people through those indoctrination centers rather than finding by seeking out recruiting those who actually have the capacity for the stem fields. if we weren't actively discriminating against those who historically went into those fields perhaps we wouldn't have to import engineers.

 

[about_average]

Current rules penalize immigrants who receive cash welfare payments, considering them a “public charge.” But the proposed changes from the Department of Homeland Security would widen the government’s definition of benefits to include the widely used Earned Income Tax Credit as well as health insurance subsidies and other “non-cash public benefits.”

Funny.
That will certainly kill any efforts to pass laws that require drug tests to receive welfare..