WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is taking into consideration the hauling of the process of filing permanent residency by immigrants. The administration would like to make it more difficult for foreigners to be permanent US residents, especially if they have already received government benefits like food assistance, health insurance premiums, or utility bills assistance.

The Department of Homeland Security already proceeded with the draft rules that permit immigrant officials to examine a potential immigrant’s record of using government-mandated or taxpayer-funded benefits to regulate and see if they will be a burden to the public.

According to the draft, non-US citizens who received and are still receiving government benefits are not self-sufficient. Therefore, they are considered a burden to US taxpayers and the government because they are using the public resources instead of their sponsors, families, and private organizations.

The said draft does not want any benefits given to aliens under the expense of the US taxpayers. Moreover, public benefits given to non-US citizens can be an incentive for them to immigrate to the country.

DHS spokesman, Tyler Houlton, expressed that the Trump administration is duly committed to enforcing the State’s existing immigration laws to further protect any American taxpayer. The government is setting up expectations for the people of America to be the good agents and pay their taxes responsibly for the benefit of the nation and its people.

In 2016, almost 620,000 immigrants living abroad already got their permanent residency in the USA, and nearly 383,000 people under the new standards obtained their permanent residence status while living in the country.

The said rules are subject to be applied to a wide array of people living and working in the States as well as their close family members and other workers employed by US companies. Permanent residents who would like to apply for citizenship will not be affected by the said rule.

The current guidance mandates immigration officials to look closely at the range of public benefits that an immigrant has received. This shall predetermine if he or she will be approved for permanent residency. If proven that he or she will not be, in any way, a liability to the US government and the rest of its people, his or her permanent residency will be approved.

The Trump administration is very serious about combatting any form of immigration that will serve as a cargo to the country and its people. This move is said to serve as a protection of benefits solely for the American citizens.