Americans wake up each morning and Mr. Trump’s policies just become more horrific. Since the early days of his campaign, Trump has touted heinous immigration policies that resulted in children being separated from their parents and abuse at the hands of the U.S. government.

Now, a new Trump proposal would make it harder for legal immigrants to gain citizenship. According to NBC News:

‘The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.’

This plan would not need Congressional approval and is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year. NBC reported:

‘Details of the rulemaking proposal are still being finalized, but based on a recent draft seen last week and described to NBC News, immigrants living legally in the U.S. who have ever used or whose household members have ever used Obamacare, children’s health insurance, food stamps and other benefits could be hindered from obtaining legal status in the U.S.’

According to immigration advocates and lawyers, and public health researchers, this would be the largest change to the legal immigration system in decades. They estimate that more than 20 million immigrants could be affected. It is project that it would fall particularly hard on immigrants working jobs that don’t pay enough to support their families.

Here are a few comments from Twitter regarding the outrageous policy:

According to NBC:

‘Using some public benefits like Social Security Insurance has already hindered immigrants from obtaining legal status in the past, but the programs included in the recent draft plan could mean that immigrant households earning as much as 250 percent of the poverty level could be rejected.’

A draft of the plan has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is the final step before publishing a rule in the federal register. A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said:

‘The administration is committed to enforcing existing immigration law, which is clearly intended to protect the American taxpayer by ensuring that foreign nationals seeking to enter or remain in the U.S are self-sufficient. Any proposed changes would ensure that the government takes the responsibility of being good stewards of taxpayer funds seriously and adjudicates immigration benefit requests in accordance with the law.’

The Trump administration has already made it more difficult for immigrants to gain green cards and for green-card holders to gain citizenship. Miller and others who hold prominent positions in the Trump administration have long sought to decrease the number of immigrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.

NBC reported:

‘Data from the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 indicates that the administration is on track for a decline in immigrants granted green cards by 20 percent and naturalized citizenship will drop by 10 percent by the end of October compared to fiscal year 2016.’

This has been in the works for a while:

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