Thread by @MigrationPolicy

The #PublicCharge rule out today may:
🔸Cause immigrants & their US-born kids to withdraw in big numbers from public benefit programs for which they are eligible
🔸Dramatically change future legal immigration flows
🔸Shift policy on access to benefits

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Among other things, the rule gives the administration enormous discretion to deny admission to intending immigrants with incomes or financial assets below 250 percent of the poverty line (about $62,000 for a family of four)

This could significantly reshape immigration from Asia, Latin America & Africa.

We took a look at recent immigrants to see the shares with incomes below 250% of federal poverty ⬇️

And by top 15 countries ⬇️

Looking at recent green-card recipients to get a sense of how the revised public charge assessment could affect future admissions, we found 27% -- or 549,000 people -- had at least one negative factor (age, income, English proficiency, etc.)

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