Description
Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, talked about the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule and the history of similar laws that limit the use of public benefits by legal immigrants. The clip also include the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Ken Cuccinelli explaining the new rule and how it would be applied.
7 minutes
Keywords
- "public Charge"
- Alms House
- Department Of Homeland Security
- Dependent
- Deportation
- English Poor Laws
- Food Stamps
- Green Card
- Immigration
- Immigration Act Of 1882
- Medicaid
- Monetary
- Regulation
- Visa
- Welfare State
Additional Resources
- C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations: To What Extent Should the Federal Government Impose Limits on Immigration?
- Bell Ringer: Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
- Lesson Plan: The History of Federal Entitlement Programs in the U.S.
- Lesson Plan: How Are Your Tax Dollars Being Spent on Federal Social Programs?