Angering immigrant rights and economic equality advocates alike, the Trump administration has made official its proposal to deny permanent residency, or green cards, to immigrants who have used public assistance programs including nutritional or housing aid. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced late Saturday that under the new
Trump’s New Green Card Proposal Rejects Families Who Have Received Public Benefits
«This proposal says work and family don’t matter—only money matters. And at a time when one-fourth of children in America have at least one immigrant parent, it’s a direct attack on children.»