Opposing new public charge rule

Statement

The Trump Administration's final rule changing public charge standards has the potential to hurt Asian, Pacific Islander, and other minority communities disproportionately by making it harder to enter the U.S. or get citizenship. That is why I joined my colleagues in the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus on an amicus brief opposing the new rule. The rule expands the definition of public charge to include healthcare, nutrition, and housing assistance and covers people who use those services even for a short time. The changes are expected to impact more than a million Asian and Pacific Islanders, including those with CW-1 and E2-CNMI visas. The rule takes effect October 15, 2019.

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