[ [link removed] ]Tell House Democrats: Not one dollar for Trump's racist public charge
rule

The petition to Democrats in the House of Representatives reads:
"Pass the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act (H.R. 3222)."

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Dear John,

[ [link removed] ]Tell House Democrats:
Not one dollar for Trump's
racist public charge rule

Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's cruelty is endless.

Last week, the Trump regime finalized a racist policy that would make it
easier for the government to deny green cards to immigrants who have used
Medicaid, Medicare, housing or food assistance. That means families and
seniors will have to choose between their health and well-being and
pursuing a path to citizenship. We cannot let this stand.

Rep. Judy Chu's No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act would block the
Trump regime from using federal funding to implement this cruel new
policy.^2 Speak out now to demand that Democrats in the House of
Representatives pass this important bill.

[ [link removed] ]Tell House Democrats: Not one dollar for Trump's racist public charge
rule. Click here to sign the petition.

Public charge is a category the government uses to determine whether
someone seeking permanent resident status is likely to rely on public
assistance to live in the country. In the past, xenophobes and racists
have used public charge claims to keep out Jews fleeing Nazi Germany,
LGBTQ families and people with disabilities. Now, the Trump regime is
expanding and weaponizing it to advance its white supremacist agenda. We
must stop this attack now.

The rule change would subject immigrants more likely to use public
benefits like low-income immigrants, immigrants over the age of 65 and
those with large families to a higher level of scrutiny when they apply
for a green card. If an individual or anyone in their family has a record
of using Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP or housing assistance, including Section
8, the government could label them a public charge and deny their
application.

This attack is already having a chilling effect on immigrants, preventing
many of them from accessing vital services. A recent survey showed that
20% of immigrant adults chose not to participate in a public benefit
program for fear that the government would deny their green card
application.^3 That is appalling. Immigrants are eligible for many public
benefits. They have every right to participate in programs they qualify
for without putting their immigration status at risk.

For the Trump administration, the cruelty of this new policy is the point.
It's also a blatant attempt to force Black and Brown immigrants into the
shadows, kick them out of the country, and make citizenship a privilege
reserved for white and wealthy immigrants only.

Thirteen states just filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump's public
charge policy.^4 Now, it's up to us to keep the momentum going. Pushing
Democrats in the House of Representatives to block federal funding for
Trump's cruel expansion of public charge is one way we can show our
immigrant neighbors, friends and family members that we have their backs.

Tell House Democrats: Not one dollar for Trump's racist public charge
rule. Click the link below to sign the petition.

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Thanks for all you do,

Nicole Regalado, Campaign Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Michael D. Shear, Miriam Jordan and Caitlin Dickerson, "[ [link removed] ]Trump’s
Policy Could Alter the Face of the American Immigrant," The New York
Times, Aug. 14, 2019.
 2. Rep. Judy Chu, "[ [link removed] ]Rep. Chu Introduces Bill to Block Implementation of
Proposed Public Charge Rule," June 12, 2019.
 3. Quinn Owen, "[ [link removed] ]Trump administration underestimating impact of new
immigration rule, advocates say," ABC, Aug. 15, 2019.
 4. Geneva Sands, "[ [link removed] ]13 states sue over legal immigration 'public
charge' rule," CNN, Aug. 15, 2019.

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