Biden Public Charge Rule Sticks it to American Taxpayers and a Governing Principle that Predates our Republic

Article author: 
Preston Heinekens
Article publisher: 
FAIR
Article date: 
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Article category: 
National Issues
Medium
Article Body: 

In response to a request for public input on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) submitted a comment yesterday. “Public charge restrictions have been around for over a century and the principle that immigrants be self-sufficient predates our Republic,” said Dan Stein, president of FAIR. “Immigrants must not depend on taxpayer-funded public benefits to meet their needs.” . . .