The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans
Home – Welfare & Entitlements News – The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans opinion The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans Sam Adolphsen | Scott Centorino • July 24, 2026 Print U.S. Since the late 19th century, federal law has barred any immigrant likely to become a public charge from entering the country. In 1996, with bipartisan support, Congress declared self-sufficiency the explicit policy of the United States and required many legal immigrants to have a sponsor sign a legally binding contract that they would support the immigrant to prevent their enrollment on welfare programs.
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- ▪Since the late 19th century, federal law has barred any immigrant likely to become a public charge from entering the country.
- ▪In 1996, with bipartisan support, Congress declared self-sufficiency the explicit policy of the United States and required many legal immigrants to have a sponsor sign a legally binding contract that they would support the immigrant to prev
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Home – Welfare & Entitlements News – The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans opinion The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans Sam Adolphsen | Scott Centorino • July 24, 2026 Print U.S. President Donald Trump on July 21, 2026, in the District of Columbia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); For at least 30 years, the American welfare…
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