The #PublicCharge rule is being marketed as a policy to penalize #immigrants who used government benefits—but practically nobody subject to this rule is eligible for benefits in the first place.
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migrationpolicy.org/news/public-ch…
That's because Congress has already closed off public benefits for undocumented #immigrants & temporary visa holders who don't have green cards already.
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That's <0.76% of the 22.1 million noncitizens in the US.
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Or <0.19% of all 90 million #immigrants & their US citizen children
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manatt.com/Insights/Artic…
First, the Fear Factor: Millions of people have already gone without benefits they are legally entitled to, because they're scared.
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urban.org/urban-wire/pub…
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nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/…
This makes it a family separation policy, potentially splitting ~200k Americans from their spouses...
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boundless.com/blog/looming-i…
@MigrationPolicy found the #PublicCharge rule could block:
71% of green card applicants from Mexico & Central America
69% from Africa
52% from Asia
36% from Europe, Canada & Oceania
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