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... the United States. At its core, public charge is a pretext for targeting people the administration deems undesirable, a ... to the inherent value of every human being, and advance an affirmative vision of America that offers hope and ... a public charge.” This 1882 law passed soon after the Chinese Exclusion Act. The Immigration Act of 1882 was later ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... nutrition, health care, and housing assistance programs for fear of potential immigration consequences, as well as ... significantly longer than usual, to a greater demand for legal assistance, to a redoubling of advocacy and policy ... and philanthropic capacity and resources away from more affirmative uses. New messages and frames to dismantle white ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... pandemic. The new rule significantly expands the criteria for determining whether applicants for permanent residency, or green cards, may be denied based ... in the WBNS. We find the following: Chilling effects for adults in California immigrant families increased between ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief