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Abstract California has moved proactively to support immigrant families in response to restrictive federal ... immigration and safety net policies, but policies like the new “public charge” rule still pose risks, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rule significantly expands the criteria for determining ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief
... change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on October 15, barring delays due ... of U.S.-born citizens would fail to meet the harsh new public charge standards. For many people—my family ... and their grantee organizations. More than harming immigrant communities, these acts bear the hallmarks of ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... charge,’ and highlight how a campaign, “ Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future ,” is uniting a ... Factsheets & Analysis Nearly 20 Million Children Live in Immigrant Families that Could Be Affected by Evolving ... American Health Organization PAHO / CC . A Guide to the New 'Public Charge' Rules: What is Public Charge and How Can ...
April 19, 2018
... even when it fades from the headlines, the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are developing new strategies and solutions and are beating back dangerous ... and protection of New York City’s new municipal voting system that restores the right to vote in local elections for ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
... administration’s most sweeping and insidious attack on immigrant communities to date. When it goes into effect on ... programs can be denied admission to the United States. The new rule will jeopardize the health and stability of tens of ... democracy through the rewriting of our immigration system by fiat. The tremendous amount of confusion and ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... coronavirus and public charge. In light of efforts by anti-immigrant activists to link immigration with infectious ... inquiries. Coronavirus Talking Points from the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign ...
March, 2020
Talking Points
... change that would broadly expand the definition of how an immigrant could be classified as a “ public charge ,” a ...
September 25, 2018
Statement
... how consular officers screen for public charge for both immigrant and nonimmigrant applicants, since the Department ... receipt. The proposed rule creates a complicated metric system that calculates the monetary value of the specific ... assigned such a value. But in keeping with tradition, the new public charge test would not assign negative weight to ...
September, 2018
Analysis, Funding Recommendations
... and families. If enacted, it would put millions of working immigrant families and their children at a great risk of ... and housing subsidies such as Section 8. As a result, immigrant families, many of whom are American citizens, are ...
December 6, 2018
Statement