Only a few hundred applicants were refused under the public charge provision world-wide each year.
The new rules will allow immigration officials to consider noncash benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers in evaluating whether an alien would be a public charge in the U.S. Cue the outrage.
Only applicants who have relied on welfare programs for an aggregate period of at least 12 months in the most recent three-year period will be considered potential public charges.
The new regulations specifically state that aliens won't be declared public charges based on a single strike against them-such as having received food stamps in the past-but rather "On the totality of the circumstances presented in an applicant's case," which could include mitigating factors, such as an applicant's new job or improved financial situation.
The Migration Policy Institute, which opposes the new rules, estimates "That a majority of future applicants from Latin America and Africa could be denied under the new test." If this is true, it is a powerful case for a merit-based immigration system.
Under the new rule, immigration officials will retain the ability to look at many factors in assessing immigrants' qualifications.
Until Congress enacts a merit-based immigration system, the tougher public-charge rules are the best tool for ensuring that immigration makes America richer rather than poorer.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-the-public-charge-immigration-rule-11580773460?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
The new rules will allow immigration officials to consider noncash benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers in evaluating whether an alien would be a public charge in the U.S. Cue the outrage.
Only applicants who have relied on welfare programs for an aggregate period of at least 12 months in the most recent three-year period will be considered potential public charges.
The new regulations specifically state that aliens won't be declared public charges based on a single strike against them-such as having received food stamps in the past-but rather "On the totality of the circumstances presented in an applicant's case," which could include mitigating factors, such as an applicant's new job or improved financial situation.
The Migration Policy Institute, which opposes the new rules, estimates "That a majority of future applicants from Latin America and Africa could be denied under the new test." If this is true, it is a powerful case for a merit-based immigration system.
Under the new rule, immigration officials will retain the ability to look at many factors in assessing immigrants' qualifications.
Until Congress enacts a merit-based immigration system, the tougher public-charge rules are the best tool for ensuring that immigration makes America richer rather than poorer.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-the-public-charge-immigration-rule-11580773460?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
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