During President Trump’s first administration, he issued a rule that would require prospective resident aliens to be self-supporting financially. Under Joe Biden, the rule was essentially discarded. Now, under Trump 47, two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation what would codify in law the original provisions of the rule.
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) have put forward the Public Charge Clarification Act of 2025, which would “ensure legal immigrants prove their ability to be self-sufficient before securing green cards.” In explaining the law, Rep. Nehls said:
It’s simple — if an alien will be a drain on critical resources that Americans fall back on during hard times, they shouldn’t be admissible. I’m proud to introduce legislation that protects American taxpayers, discourages benefit-seeking immigration, and restores the fundamental requirement that those seeking the privilege of living in the United States must be able to support themselves.
Breitbart News said the following:
Specifically, the bill would require United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicators to consider any and all past and future taxpayer-funded benefits used by a legal immigrant and require such legal immigrants to have a financial sponsor with an income that prevents future use of public benefits.
The bill comes as President Donald Trump recently published welfare data for immigrant groups in the U.S. Shockingly, the data showed that the majority of several immigrant groups are on some form of welfare in the U.S.
In particular, more than 8-in-10 immigrants from Bhutan are on welfare, 75 percent from Yemen are on welfare, and about 72 percent from Somalia are on welfare.
The bill’s original co-sponsors include Reps. Barry Moore (R-AL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Chip Roy (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Mark Harris (R-NC), and Randy Weber (R-TX).
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