Trump proposes law already on the books for decadeshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-welfare-law_us_594b5

[nmnita]

I believe what he wants to do, whether he wants us to think he passed the policy or it has always been there is enforce it. There was a time when no one came to America without a sponsor and they had to be able to support themselves or their sponsor had to be willing to help. This should still be the plan with no exceptions. You want to be part of our country you start by supporting yourself and not by expecting a penny from our government. Remember these people are not citizens so why should they be eligible for any assistants.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by shaker281

Thanks Donald, I can already feel America getting greater!

Donald Trump Calls For A Law We've Already Had For More Than 20 Years | HuffPost

“I believe the time has come for new immigration rules which say that those seeking admission into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years,” Trump said on Wednesday night at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The crowd cheered wildly at this latest example of Trump’s tough-on-immigrants rhetoric, and the president soaked in the applause.

However, such a law already exists.

As The Hill noted, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibits immigrants from receiving federal benefits.

so a new law isn't needed...but we certainly need to ENFORCE the old law...California and other states have been VIOLATING the federal law that Clinton signed

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I believe what he wants to do, whether he wants us to think he passed the policy or it has always been there is enforce it. There was a time when no one came to America without a sponsor and they had to be able to support themselves or their sponsor had to be willing to help. This should still be the plan with no exceptions. You want to be part of our country you start by supporting yourself and not by expecting a penny from our government. Remember these people are not citizens so why should they be eligible for any assistants.

The law is enforced. You want no exceptions? Because if another Hurricane Katrina happens, you don't want immigrants to receive disaster relief? Or if there is a program to vaccinate people against, say Zika, you don't want immigrants to receive those vaccinations? Those are the kinds of exceptions that are in the existing law.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

so a new law isn't needed...but we certainly need to ENFORCE the old law...California and other states have been VIOLATING the federal law that Clinton signed

And once again, the right is for states' rights except when they are opposed to states' rights.