Proposed Public Charge Rule: Few Will Be Barred, Billions Will Be Saved
By Jessica M. Vaughan on September 27, 2018
The Trump administration has released a draft of new regulations it is proposing in order to ensure that those admitted as immigrants and temporary visitors are more likely to be self-sufficient, and not a "public charge", in accordance with a longstanding provision in immigration law. CIS Executive Director Mark Krikorian explained the need and likely impact of the rule here. To review, the proposed rule will expand the types of public assistance that will be considered by immigration officials in making a public charge determination for new applicants, and will be stricter about how much past or potential future dependence on public assistance will disqualify an applicant. Here I'd like to add a few additional details and observations on the proposal to keep in mind as the process moves forward.
https://cis.org/Vaughan/Proposed-Public-Charge-Rule-Few-Will-Be-Barred-Billions-Will-Be-Saved
