The Trump administration announced a proposed rule Saturday that would make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. legally, as well as those seeking to enter, to obtain visas or green cards if they have ever been dependent on certain public benefits, like Medicaid, food stamps or public housing.

The proposal, which can become a rule after a public comment period, rewrites a 1999 rule that limited green cards from immigrants who were dependent on cash benefits, but did not take into consideration healthcare or other non-monetary benefits.

Originally, the rule known as "public charge" began in the 1800s as a way for the U.S. to deny entry to immigrants who were likely to become a drain on the economy.

"This proposed rule will implement a law passed by Congress intended to promote immigrant self-sufficiency and protect finite resources by ensuring that they are not likely to become burdens on American taxpayers," said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

As NBC News previously reported, earlier versions of the proposal included more draconian measures, such as limiting green cards and citizenship for immigrants who had used Obamacare or certain tax credits.

"The [disqualifying] benefits generally represent the largest federal programs for low-income people by total expenditure that address basic living needs such as income, housing, food, and medical care," a spokeswoman for DHS said in a written briefing.

This Trump of a man has been making and remaking all manner of anti immigrant policies.

His trade war with China is inadvertently strengthening the ties that China has with other countries as well as serving as a license for Chinese manufacturers to counterfeit more of American premium products and sell to Chinese growing allies.

China is America's biggest customer in LNG now they have shifted to source LNG from more capable suppliers Russia, UAE and Australia. This will not only take a toll on American LNG exports but make China take advantage of competitive pricing from multiple suppliers as every supplier knows that China's growing needs for LNG is a significant chunk from worlds aggregate supplies.
The "belt and roads" initiatives of Chinese government is largely seen as an anticipatory move of China as they have used the initiative to bite deeper into the economy of more countries within a very short period of time making irresistible offers to many countries including some European countries thus making an elaborate presence of their goods and services in such countries as well as making such countries hugely indebted to them.