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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,542 posts)
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:05 AM Jun 2017

Trump Proposes Law That Has Existed For Twenty Years 😏

President Trump called for a new law barring immigrants from receiving welfare for at least five years at a rally on Wednesday. But neither Trump nor nearly 6,000 of his die-hard supporters seemed to realize that the law has already existed for more than 20 years.

Trump received a standing ovation and pledged his administration would put the legislation into effect “very shortly.” 

“I believe the time has come for new immigration rules which say that those seeking admission into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years,” Trump told the crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

As The Hill reported, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in 1996. The law prevents immigrants from receiving federal benefits, such as food stamps, Medicaid, and Social Security for five years after entering the country.

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Trump Proposes Law That Has Existed For Twenty Years 😏 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 OP
Oh, c'mon! True Dough Jun 2017 #1
So instead of pointing that out greymattermom Jun 2017 #2
and congress could claim to have accomplished something greymattermom Jun 2017 #3
Trump is an idiot Gothmog Jun 2017 #4
Even worse, a blatantly dishonest and shamelessly corrupt idiot. n/t MBS Jun 2017 #5

greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
2. So instead of pointing that out
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:08 AM
Jun 2017

we should just come out in favor of it and tell him to suggest it to Congress.

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