President Donald Trump doesn’t want immigrants to go on welfare programs during their first five years in the U.S. He is calling for a new policy that would prevent immigrants from using welfare for five years. He said that foreigners seeking permanent resident status in the U.S. must be able to financially support themselves.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies’ 2015 report, 51 percent of households with legal or undocumented immigrants have used at least one welfare program. Likewise, such households use food programs and Medicaid more often than households with U.S. citizens.
However, some of these changes that the President wants to make already exist. "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,"
According to the Center for Immigration Studies’ 2015 report, 51 percent of households with legal or undocumented immigrants have used at least one welfare program. Likewise, such households use food programs and Medicaid more often than households with U.S. citizens.
However, some of these changes that the President wants to make already exist. "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,"