Virtually all welfare programs require 100 percent of poverty or less in order for applicants to qualify. Those with incomes above 125 percent of the poverty level qualify for very few programs. And where they do. they normally qualify for only a few dollars of help. The price tag that the Republican bill placed on family unity was unnecessary. harsh. and punitive. It was intended as a backdoor reduction in legal. family immigration. The Republican wealth test for sponsorship was 140 percent of the poverty level for those sponsoring their spouses or young children and 200 percent for those sponsoring their parents. adult children. or brothers and sisters. The Republican plan was antifamily.
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