Trump's Vow to Cut Red Tape Doesn't Extend to Legal Immigrants
- Green card plan among Trump’s most costly rules if finalized
- Costs of $1.1 billion over 10 years attributed to paperwork
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A Trump administration proposal to make it harder for legal immigrants to remain in the U.S. could cause thousands of them to forgo $2.3 billion worth of food stamps and other government assistance each year.
But even with that apparent taxpayer savings, it still could be the costliest regulation the administration has proposed. That’s because of the paperwork burden it would impose on immigrants and the way the government measures the costs and benefits of regulations.