We are less than a month away from the anticipated effective date of the public charge rule on inadmissibility: October 15.
Preparing for the Public Charge
Final Rule to Take Effect
We are less than a month away from the anticipated effective date of the public charge rule on inadmissibility: October 15. While we hope that litigation will be successful and this day will never come, we also want to make sure that families and state agencies are prepared for the challenges that may come with implementation.
STATE POLICY TOOLKIT
PIF partners recently developed a toolkit which recommends action for state and local government officials seeking to minimize harms of the public charge rule. The toolkit includes data, talking points and an overview of key actions that states, localities and service providers can take to minimize the impact of the public charge rule. For example, the toolkit highlights the importance of interagency coordination to ensure an effective, consistent and comprehensive response. We encourage you to review the available materials and encourage your state to start thinking about outreach and an implementation plan if they have not already.
Below are examples of guidance we have seen so far from state agencies. If you have additional examples of public charge notices and guidance from your state, please forward a copy to [email protected].
Our communications team has developed a new "public benefits awareness" social media toolkit to help inform immigrant communities of their rights. This toolkit emphasizes that meeting your family’s needs is always the right decision, and most people can still safely use public programs like EBT/SNAP, Medicaid and housing assistance. While various litigation against public charge makes its way through the courts, please help us urge our communities to know their rights. Feel free to use and/or adapt the language of this toolkit to fit your organization's voice.Note: the toolkit is currently being translated into Spanish. We will share it when it becomes available.
Madison Allen (Center for Law and Social Policy), and Sonya Schwartz (National Immigration Law Center), on behalf of the Co-chairs of the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign
