{"id":17717,"date":"2018-10-11T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17717"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:46:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:46:32","slug":"surprise-theres-nothing-new-about-the-new-public-charge-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/10\/11\/surprise-theres-nothing-new-about-the-new-public-charge-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise: There\u2019s Nothing New About the \u201cNew\u201d Public Charge Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Trump Administration recently issued a clarification of existing law as it pertains to immigrants who are likely to become, or have come, a public charge.\u00a0 Here are three things you need to know about the \u201cnew\u201d public charge regulations:<\/p>\n
The fact that the American welfare system is already overburdened is not only an argument for enforcing the public charge regulations, but also a reason for moving the nation to a more merit-based immigration system.\u00a0 Choosing immigrants who are self-sufficient and have the skills to thrive in our high tech economy is a win-win scenario for both legal immigrants and the nation as a whole.