DUDE BREAKING: Trump to require prospective immigrants to put down BIG money to ensure they don’t become a burden

President Trump’s administration is beginning a pilot program that will require prospective immigrations to put down big money to ensure they don’t become a burden to the nation’s taxpayer.

And the first country on the list to become part of this program is the Dominican Republic.

Here’s the news via Free Beacon:

The Trump administration will require that some prospective immigrants post a bond of up to $250,000 in order to obtain a U.S. visa as part of a new pilot program aimed at ensuring those who seek a new home in America have the financial means to support themselves without taxpayer handouts, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal.

The pilot bond program, which will go into effect Tuesday morning in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security, will initially apply to certain immigrants from the Dominican Republic and could expand to other nations in the future. A State Department official confirmed to the Free Beacon that American consular offices in the Caribbean nation will begin requiring certain immigrants “who have been found ineligible on public charge grounds to post a bond with [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] in order to be issued an immigrant visa.” The “public charge” designation applies to those immigrants who were initially denied a visa over concerns they cannot financially support themselves and would rely on taxpayer-funded benefits.

Generally, consular offices will have discretion to set bond amounts and will assess them on a case-by-case basis that considers “the applicant’s particular circumstances.” In some of the individual cases being processed this week, the bonds are being assessed in the range of $100,000 or $250,000, according to information provided by the State Department.

“As part of this comprehensive initiative,” a State Department official said, “the Department is implementing a long-standing legal authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require certain visa applicants—those who are otherwise ineligible for a visa because they are likely to become a public charge—to post a bond as a way to tangibly demonstrate they have access to the funds needed to support themselves.” The State Department says these bonds will help “protect American public benefits programs from the financial burden of foreigners who arrive with major medical expenses or other needs.”

“Immigrating to the United States is a privilege, not a right. Those who seek to obtain that privilege must be capable of demonstrating that they will be a benefit—rather than a burden—to our nation,” the State Department official said. “The Trump Administration is restoring the basic expectation that those who immigrate to the United States should contribute to our society more than they take from it. Under Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the Department of State is putting that principle into action.”

Another great policy idea by the Trump administration. But I’m sure an activist judge will find a reason to strike it down, even though the State Dept says they have the authority under the INA.

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