Article snippet: President Steve Scalise, who was injured in last week's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. Accolades aside, a noteworthy, policy-related aspect of his rally was announcing his intentions to pursue legislation that would bar immigrants from being eligible for welfare for at least five years. But U.S. immigration law already bars most foreigners who enter the country on immigrant visas from being eligible for federal benefits for the first five years. It's unclear how Trump's proposal differs from the current situation. Trump said "the time has come" for "new immigration rules" that would require those seeking admission to the country to be able to support themselves financially. He said he will be "putting in legislation to that effect very shortly." And related to immigration, Trump brought up his plans for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. "We are thinking about building a wall as a solar wall," he said. "So it creates energy. And pays for itself. And this way, Mexico will have to pay much less money. And that's good. Right? Is that good? You are the first group I've told that too. It makes sense. Let's see. We are working it out. Solar wall panels. Think of it, the higher it goes, the more valuable it is. Pretty good imagination, right? My idea. We have a good shot. That's one of the places where solar really does work. At the tremendous sun and heat. We will see what happens." The president also commented on Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s ... Link to the full article to read more