Public Charge: New Rules Could Deny Entry to Poor Immigrants
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The potential impact of the Trump administration’s updated “public charge” rule.
New rules will prevent immigrants from getting green cards or visas if they need food stamps, Medicaid or government-assisted housing. A version of the rule has been around for more than a century, but immigration groups and activists have been widely critical of the change.
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Public Charge: New Rules Could Deny Entry to Poor Immigrants
Clip: 2/24/2020 | 8m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
New rules will prevent immigrants from getting green cards or visas if they need food stamps, Medicaid or government-assisted housing. A version of the rule has been around for more than a century, but immigration groups and activists have been widely critical of the change.
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