A revised rule would make it easier for officials to deny permanent residency or temporary visas to immigrants they deem likely to become a public charge. Even though a court injunction was issued on the rule in October, its future remains unclear, and it continues to pose challenges.
Adding Medicaid to the list of benefits considered in public charge tests could erode increases in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program participation and declines in uninsurance among citizen children who have noncitizen parents. Parents may drop coverage or fail to enroll their children out of confusion or fear of immigration-related consequences.
Urban Institute researchers are using data and evidence to study potential consequences of the proposed public charge rule and other immigration policy changes. How are these changes affecting the health and well-being of families?
The lives of children of immigrants and their families are far more diverse and complex than stereotypes in public debate suggest. These charts, maps, and data shed light on the reality at the national, state, and metropolitan level.
The 2020 Census faces unprecedented challenges and threats to its accuracy: underfunding, demographic changes, and undertested processes. Who’s at risk of being miscounted in your state?
This toolkit provides ideas for state refugee coordinators to better gather and use data to understand how refugee programs are functioning and how clients are faring. It offers lessons on how to leverage data, design and build integrated databases, and deploy other innovative methods to improve programs.
