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Oh my. A President that is enforcing laws that have been on the books for years. Likelihood of becoming a public charge has been grounds for inadmissibility lo

Oh my. A President that is enforcing laws that have been on the books for years. Likelihood of becoming a public charge has been grounds for inadmissibility long befor Trump came along. And, Clinton signed the law requiring sponsors to pay back any benefits their sponsored immigrant(s) may have used. (All legal immigrants require a sponsor who swears to cover any and all expenses associated with the immigrant in the case where the immigrant cannot pay themselves) The sponsor is on the hook until the immigrant naturalizes or has done 40 months of legal work in the US. Note, there are plenty of exceptions for refugees and such.

rconti 7y ago
> The new criteria for “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” due to take effect Oct. 15 New criteria.
- pnw_hazor 7y ago
  As far back as 1952 "paupers, professional beggars, or vagrants" have been inadmissible. (Actually first introduced in 1882) Since then there have been many amendments (usually adding exceptions). It is not unreasonable, but for specific exceptions, to deny visas to persons that are likely to require public benefits. The federal statutes have been that way for a long time, currently 100,000s of immigrants have to under go public charge scrutiny. Trump is expanding the criteria/test but it still looks like it is within the law.