{"id":17536,"date":"2018-08-24T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17536"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:07:31","slug":"crazy-rich-asians-not-the-only-ones-coming-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/08\/24\/crazy-rich-asians-not-the-only-ones-coming-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Rich Asians Not the Only Ones Coming to America"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stricter rules to prevent immigrants from landing as \u201cpublic charges\u201d on government assistance could upgrade the financial profile of new arrivals, and lead to more deportations of those who don\u2019t make the cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cDemonstrating income or financial assets over 250 percent of the federal poverty line (about $62,000 for a family of four) would be a heavily weighted positive factor for immigrants seeking permanent residency in the U.S.,\u201d the Migration Policy Institute<\/a> states in a review of yet-to-be-released guidelines.<\/p>\n Under current rules, only about 3 percent of immigrants are at risk of being classified as public charges. MPI estimates that the new rules could result in nearly half<\/a> of the U.S. noncitizen population falling into that category.<\/p>\n MPI said the Trump administration may be contemplating changing the standard for when receipt of public benefits can be used as grounds for deportation of legally present noncitizens.<\/p>\n