Trump's proposal to deny new immigrants welfare for 5 years is already law

[rangerrebew]

Trump's proposal to deny new immigrants welfare for 5 years is already law
by Alex Pappas | Jun 22, 2017, 10:40 AM
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President Trump on Wednesday vowed to push for legislation "very shortly" that would prevent new immigrants from receiving any welfare benefits for at least five years after coming to the United States.

But that's already the law.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 already states new immigrants are "not eligible for any federal means-tested public benefit for a period of five years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the United States."

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-proposal-to-deny-new-immigrants-welfare-for-5-years-is-already-law/article/2626762

[Fishrrman]

Hear! Hear!

If it's already "the law", by all means enforce it.

And cut off payments to those states that refuse to do so.