Since the 1880s, the United States has had a policy requiring people entering the country with the intent to become permanent residents to support themselves. There have been times when the requirements or implementation of that policy have been more lenient than others, but at no point since the 1880s, nor after the welfare state dramatically expanded did Congress intend for people to be allowed to immigrate in order to avail themselves of the privilege of becoming a “public charge.”
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