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1/ "Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet," @USCIS head Ken Cuccinelli tells @rachelnpr.

A new Trump administration rule would penalize immigrants likely to need public benefits like nutrition or housing aid.
2/ The "public charge" rule could deny green cards and visas to immigrants who rely on welfare.

Ken Cuccinelli says American citizenship is a "privilege" not a "right" for anyone not born in America.
3/3 Ken Cuccinelli announced the move Monday morning.

The "public charge" rule has been a top priority for immigration hard-liners. npr.org/2019/08/12/748…
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Here's acting USCIS director Ken Cuccinelli saying on NPR this morning that the Statue of Liberty plaque should be changed to read, "give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet, and who will not become a public charge."
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