From the Washington Post:

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with ‘wealth-test’ rules for immigrants By Robert Barnes and Maria Sacchetti

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:54 p.m. PST The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to begin implementing new “wealth-test” rules making it easier to deny immigrants residency or admission to the United States because they have or might use public-assistance programs. The decision, issued in response to an emergency petition made by the administration, lifts a nationwide injunction imposed by a district judge in New York. That means the government can begin applying the new standards, which critics say would place a burden on poor immigrants from non-English speaking countries, while legal challenges continue in lower courts. .. All four of the court’s liberal justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — noted their disagreement. Neither side explained its reasoning, which is not uncommon in such emergency motions.

Let me guess what an opinion by the losing 4 would include … “Statue of Liberty” … “American Dream … “wretched refuse” … “not who we are!” … “Emmett Till” …

According to the new policy, immigrants would be suspect if they are in the United States legally and use public benefits — such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing assistance — too often or are deemed likely to someday rely on them. The new criteria provide “positive” and “negative” factors for immigration officials to weigh as they decide on green-card applications. Negative factors include whether a person is unemployed, dropped out of high school or is not fluent in English.

It’s like Moneyball for immigration or how college admissions work: You look at applicants and pick the ones likely to turn out the best for you and yours. But baseball and college are not who we are. Instead, playing the chump for the rest of the world is who we are.