Public Charge Executive Order Met With Cheers and Jeers
email article WASHINGTON -- President Biden's executive order asking three federal agencies to review the "public charge" rule drew plaudits from several health policy experts, while others decried the move as a step in the wrong direction. The public charge rule, part of the Immigration and Nationality Act, was issued in October 2020 by the Department of Homeland Security. It states that immigrants who are applying for a permanent residency "green card" or for citizenship will be negatively affected on their applications if they have used public programs such as the Supplemental Nutr...
Source: medpagetoday.com