Public Charge

Low-income immigrants are afraid to seek health care amid the Covid-19 pandemic
As coronavirus fears sweep the nation, people are taking cautionary measures against the disease it causes, Covid-19, but low-income immigrant communities are not always able to make such accomodations.
March 2020
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Source: Vox
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Dozens of Democrats raise concerns over 'public charge' rule and coronavirus response
More than 40 House Democrats signed a letter this week urging Vice President Pence to reconsider the administration’s enforcement of the “public charge” rule amid the coronavirus outbreak.
March 2020
News Article
Source: The Hill
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Coronavirus Talking Points from the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign
The PIF Campaign recommends against proactively connecting coronavirus and public charge. In light of efforts by anti-immigrant activists to link immigration with infectious disease, PIF prefers to focus communication elsewhere.
March 2020
Talking Points
Source: Protecting Immigrant Families
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