Trump admin rolls out new rule to screen out potential immigrant welfare use

'Self-reliance, industriousness, and perseverance laid the foundation of our nation and have defined generations of hardworking immigrants'

The Trump administration has introduced a new "public charge" rule to cut down on legal immigrants who are unlikely to support themselves without government welfare.

Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states that prospective visa and green card holders are inadmissible if the individual "at the time of application for admission or adjustment of status, is likely at any time to become a public charge." Before that, Conservative Review's Daniel...