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Article snippet: People who legally use food stamps or housing vouchers could be denied green cards under new proposed rules announced Saturday by the Trump administration. The proposal, called “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” represents the latest effort by the administration to crack down not only on illegal immigration, but legal immigration as part of a strategy to tighten the border. The administration says the rule would affect about 382,000 people per year. Proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the new rule would allow immigration officials to refuse admission and deny extensions to those who might become “public charges.” People who apply for green cards have always had to prove they would not be a burden, and a 1999 rule sought to prevent people from getting green cards if they were considered likely to need financial assistance from the government. But this would be the first time that the use of food stamps and Section 8 housing assistance would be considered negative factors in deciding whether someone should be given a green card. The late Saturday announcement drew quick reaction from Democrats and immigration activists, who called the proposed move a baseless attack on immigrants. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) said in a statement that it showed the administration is “selling the lie that immigrants weaken the U.S. economy when exactly the opposite is true.” “From the first day of the Trump campaign, the message has been that immigrants ar... Link to the full article to read more