特朗普又成众矢之的，新的移民政策显然在针对穷人

In 60 days, it may be more difficult for lower-income people to immigrate to the United States.

60天以后低收入人群更难移民美国了。

A new rule from the Trump administration changes how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interprets and implements who is ineligible for admission or for a visa or green card.

特朗普政府出台的新规定改变了美国国土安全部对没有资格获得入学资格、签证或绿卡的人的解释和处理。

In the simplest terms, it allows government officials to vet applications based on age, health, family status, assets, resources, financial status, and education.

简单说来，就是这一新规允许政府官员依据年龄、健康、家庭状况、资产、资源、财务状况和学历来对申请进行审核。

They may then deny green cards and visa applications to those with low incomes or little education who may have been on noncash public assistance programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and Section 8 housing vouchers because they’d be more likely to use it again in the future.

然后他们可能会拒绝那些低收入或者低学历者的绿卡和签证的申请，这些人可能一直在非现金政府援助项目中，如联邦医疗、粮食券、第8节住房券，因为他们将来更有可能会再次利用这些福利。

Existing green card holders, refugees, asylum-seekers, pregnant women, and children are said to be exempt from this rule.

据说现有的绿卡持有者、难民、寻求庇护者、孕妇和儿童不在此规定中。

When it goes into effect, about 382,000 people may be affected, according to the Department of Homeland Security, and more than 324,000 people in households with undocumented immigrants are expected to drop out of or not even enroll in public benefit programs.

美国国土安全部称，这一规定一旦生效，约有382,000人会受到影响，超过324,000个家里有非法移民的人预计会退出甚至不能加入公共福利项目。

A New York Times report puts the latter number as high as 26 million who would risk not taking medicine or food in fear of being deported.

一则《纽约时报》的报道认为第二个人数会高达2600万人，他们由于担心被驱逐出境可能会冒险不吃药或不吃东西。

Which is exactly the goal, according to Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, who announced the rule.

宣布这一规定的美国公民及移民服务局局长Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II说这正是他们的目标。

“The benefit to taxpayers is a long-term benefit of seeking to ensure that our immigration system is bringing people to join us as American citizens, as legal permanent residents first, who can stand on their own two feet, who will not be reliant on the welfare system, especially in the age of the modern welfare state which is so expansive and expensive,” he said.

他说：“纳税人将获得长期利益，我们争取确保移民系统允许加入我们成为美国公民的人，首先作为合法永久居民能自力更生、不依赖福利制度，尤其是现在这个时代的现代福利制度范围广又费钱。”