Didn't Trump say he wanted to make sure immigrants couldn't receive welfare for at least 5 years and will introduce legislation? Where has he been for 21 years?
As The Hill noted,
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, which was signed into law by President
Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibits immigrants from receiving federal benefits.
One section of the law is even titled “
Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits For Aliens,” and specifically sets a five-year threshold for “federal means-tested public benefit.” The section carves out some exceptions for refugees and those granted asylum as well as veterans and active-duty military, their spouses and dependents.