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Trump administration to make it harder for low-income immigrants to stay

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Trump administration to make it harder for low-income immigrants to stay

The Trump administration introduced a new rule Monday making it harder for low-income, legal immigrants who receive food stamps or other forms of taxpayer-funded assistance to stay in the country legally. The rule would require immigrants applying for a change in immigration status (like a green card) or those seeking to come here to prove that they are unlikely to ever need public assistance, and can bar immigrants who had received assistance above a certain threshold from being approved.  Read the rest of the story at NBC News.