Link: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/lawsuit-stop-trump-immigrant-wealth-test-new-york-mamdani-public-charge-rule/

New York is leading a 22-state lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully expanding the “public charge” rules that restrict entry to the United States for immigrants deemed likely to make use of public benefits. A group of municipalities, led by New York City, are separately suing over the same rules. The new regulations, scheduled […]

There's lots of countries where making substantial donations to the government can speed up immigration, removing entry requirements. New Zealand for instance has one such "Golden Visa" system.

This however seems to run the other direction where the US is essentially saying; some of the poor and huddled masses are too poor, too huddled.

Either way codifying "justice by money" into law is sickening, and shows that we live in a Plutocracy.

Capitalism is at war with democracy, human rights, freedom, and rationality.

The US should only be permitting entry to immigrants with needed skills. These people will not need public assistance.