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Comment Deadline 12/10 – Rule Change to Penalize Immigrants for “Public Charge”
A proposed new rule by the administration would penalize millions of tax-paying legal immigrants and their US citizen children for using benefits such as nutrition assistance and Medicaid. The proposed changes to the “public charge” rule would make it harder for legal immigrants to get permanent resident status or citizenship if they use specific services, tax credits or subsidies through the ACA.
Comment at >> THIS LINK <<
Our partners at CHIRLA provided this helpful one-pager explaining the issue but it’s critically important that you submit a comment at the link above by the deadline of December 10, 2018. [pdf-embedder url=”https://indivisibleeb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Public-Charge-CHIRLA.pdf” title=”Public Charge CHIRLA”]. For additional background information and analysis on this proposed change, see this longer analysis by Protecting Immigrant Families.