BUSINESS/ENTITLEMENTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new Trump administration proposal that targets immigrants who receive government benefits could be a major headache for businesses — and many don’t even know it yet. Under the sweeping ‘public charge’ proposed rule, an estimated 518,000 foreigners with temporary visas seeking to extend their stay each year would be required to demonstrate that they haven’t received certain benefits, including Medicaid and food stamps, and weren’t likely to receive them in the future. If the Homeland Security Department wasn’t satisfied with the answers, it could require that applicants submit a “declaration of self sufficiency” — yet another hurdle in an immigration system many employers already consider burdensome…The proposal, published in the Federal Register on October 10, could block legal immigrants from obtaining a green card if they had previously received government benefits or might in the future. The department estimates that roughly 382,000 people seeking to become lawful permanent residents could be subject to a public charge review each year.”
–Ted Hesson, “Businesses could be surprised by Trump plan to limit immigrant use of benefits,” Politico, October 16, 2018 6:42 pm