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Trump Official: Statue of Liberty Poem Refers to Europeans Only

WASHINGTON — The acting director of Citizenship and Immigration Services says the inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe." Ken Cuccinelli said Tuesday on CNN that the poem referred to Europeans coming from "class-based societies where people were considered wretched...

US Considers Limit on Green Cards for Immigrants on Benefits

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Federal law already requires those seeking green cards to prove they will not be a burden — or "public charge"...

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