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Uncivilized attack on American Dream
“The current presidential administration’s latest attacks on immigrants and their families cannot be overshadowed by the current news cycle. Aside from wickedly tearing families apart and causing irreversible physical and emotional damage to countless children and parents – notwithstanding the child detention centers within New York City – the Trump Administration is set on threatening to reject granting permanent residency to legal immigrants for using any and all forms of public assistance including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Section 8 vouchers and assistance; public housing; and enrolling in the available low-income subsidy to help pay prescription drug expenses through Medicare Part D.”
“According to the Migration Policy Institute around 4 million noncitizens were enrolled in SNAP benefits from 2014 to 2016. The administration is hiding behind the narrative that noncitizens are burdens on American taxpayers. As if none of the four million non-US citizens on any form of public assistance do not pay their taxes. The IRS states, ‘Each year, thousands of nonresident aliens are gainfully employed in the United States.’”
“The Immigration and Nationality Act allows government officials to reject visas and green cards to immigrants deemed a public charge, however this president’s goal of successfully condemning all legal immigrants as drains of finite resources is a gross attack on the American Dream.”
“For now, the proposed enhancements will not impact refugees and asylum-seekers – yet these immigrants in search of safety and liberty face another set of challenges.”
“The new enhancement is set to be published in the Federal Register soon. The following 60-day comment period is crucial for voicing opposition. All potential and present immigrants seeking green cards are threatened. Ultimately, the present danger is the significant reshaping of future legal immigration without the say of congress.”
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