Chilling Effects: The Expected Public-Charge Rule and Its Impact on Immigrant Families

Event June 12, 2018 MPI Webinar 1:00 P.M.–2:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. ET / 12:00 P.M. CT/ 11:00 A.M. MT/ 10:00 A.M. PT June 12, 2018 MPI Webinar 1:00 P.M.–2:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. ET / 12:00 P.M. CT/ 11:00 A.M. MT/ 10:00 A.M. PT MPI experts discuss an expected Trump administration public-charge rule that could have wide-reaching effects on the ability of immigrants legally present in the country to get a green card as well as who could qualify to enter the United States. The webinar focuses on an MPI report assessing how the proposed rule could affect future benefits usage by immigrants and their U.S.-citizen children. The Trump administration is finalizing a proposed rule that could have wide-reaching effects on legal immigration to the United States and the ability of immigrants legally present in the country to qualify for green cards or otherwise adjust their legal status. Drafts of the rule, leaked in January and March 2018, suggest the measure would make sweeping changes in how use of—or likelihood to use—public benefits is taken into consideration in immigration-related decision-making. Some versions of the draft go so far as to suggest that legally present noncitizens could become subject to deportation if they use
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