Pirate's Cove

In reality, this is not really the Trump rule, as illegals, and, heck, those here on visas, haven’t been able to get legal residency because they use government benefits. Also, this is something that should be done by the duly elected legislative branch

Biden administration undoes Trump-era immigration rule

The Biden administration has officially undone a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from gaining legal residency if they had utilized certain government benefits, allowing for a return to a previous policy with a narrower scope.

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said a new regulation for the “public charge” rule would go into effect in late December, although the Biden administration had already stopped applying the previous version last year.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that the shift “ensures fair and humane treatment.”

“Consistent with America’s bedrock values, we will not penalize individuals for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them,” he said.

No, they’re just going to penalize American citizens, and this incentivizes even more to come to the U.S. illegally, figure out a way to get those government benefits, and get legal status. And this penalizes those going through the proper naturalization process who aren’t eligible, and must follow all the rules

The public charge regulation bars people from getting green cards if they would be burdens to the United States. For years prior to the Trump administration, that was interpreted as being primarily dependent on cash assistance, income maintenance or government support for long-term institutionalization.

But the Trump administration expanded the benefits to include non-cash assistance including food stamps and Medicaid. There were numerous legal challenges, but it was allowed to be implemented in 2020. Legal challenges went on, and in 2021, the Biden administration said it would not continue defending the rule.

If you’re coming here legally, you shouldn’t be a public charge. If you’re coming illegally, well, you should be deported immediately, not given government benefits on the backs of hardworking American citizens.

However

Democrat Lori Lightfoot: ‘Immoral, Unpatriotic’ to Bus Migrants to Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) now says it is “immoral” and “unpatriotic” for Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to bus migrants from Texas to the sanctuary city.

Last week, Abbott started busing border crossers to the sanctuary city of Chicago after sending thousands over the last few months to the sanctuary cities of New York City, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Initially, Lightfoot balked at the migrant buses by calling them “racist and xenophobic.” While visiting a shelter last week, Lightfoot called Abbott’s buses “immoral, unpatriotic” and claimed the operation “defies the values of who we are as Americans.”

Democrats love illegals, as long as they aren’t jamming up Democrat cities