DHS Announces New Proposed Immigration Rule to Enforce Long-Standing Law that Promotes Self-Sufficiency and Protect American Taxpayers
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that will clearly define long-standing law to ensure that those seeking to enter and remain in the United States either temporarily or permanently can support themselves financially and will not be reliant on public benefits. The proposed rule is available here. The term `public charge` as applied to admission of aliens to the United States has a long history in U.S. immigration law, appearing at least as far back as the . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries public charge was the most common ground for refusing admission at U.S. ports of item. `Under long-standing federal law, those seeking to...