Recently, the Trump administration introduced a new proposal entitled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” that would limit green card applicants. The new rule would specifically target applicants with disabilities. Though new, the policy is hardly innovative. In fact, it is a throwback to America's tainted immigration history.
The proposal broadens a federal immigration law familiarly known as the “public charge.” The new rule would strongly encourage immigration case-workers to deny green cards to immigrants deemed likely to be unable to support themselves.
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