Thread by @CMLGonzalez

On September 22, the Trump Administration announced a proposed rule change would negatively impact certain immigrants and immigrant families who access public services that help them stay healthy or pursue education and economic stability.

The government is proposing to change the public charge policy dramatically, to make it more difficult for low- and moderate-income families to come to and stay in the U.S.

This policy change is yet another way that the #Trump Administration is attacking immigrant communities in Seattle, in Washington State & across the Country. Passage of this rule will undoubtedly cause fear and terror amongst our immigrant communities in Seattle.

In WA State, food and nutrition advocates have expressed concern about the impact of this proposed rule on women, infants & children, in particular. Programs like the Women, Infants and Children or #WIC Food and Nutrition Services could be lost for mothers & their young children.

With passage of this resolution, the City of Seattle joins more than 80,000 people and organizations calling upon the federal government to abandon this proposed rule change.

I want to encourage the public to join us in submitting a comment in opposition to the proposed public charge rule change by no later than December 10, 2018. If you are interested in submitting a public comment, you can use the form that is available at protectingimmigrantfamilies.org

I want to thank the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition for their work here in Washington State to educate and mobilize the public to call for this proposed rule change to be rejected.

Here at home, I'd like to thank the @ChildrnAlliance, @EntreHermanos, @weareoneamerica, @ACRSNews, @MomsRising, @columbialegal, Latinos Promoting Good Health, and @NWHealthLaw for their commitment to Washington Families and their leadership on this issue.