Mega Thread for All questions regarding Public Charge

[Dave&Kal 26]

Something related to our discussions : 

 

[mirrortraveler 1]

@Dave&Kal: Wow! So sorry, I somehow didn't see that earlier. My bad. And thanks for reposting it.

[mirrortraveler 1]

Another question: Does anyone know how, if this went through, it would affect people who have filed for Removal of Conditions (ROC), but are still stuck in limbo between temporary and long-term green card holder status? I see visa holders and those who have applied for AOS mentioned. Other articles say it will affect LPR's and naturalized citizens as well, especially anyone whose Removal of Conditions or naturalization is still pending. The proposal draft doesn't seem to mention it directly - or maybe I've just missed it. The wording is a bit vague in parts. 

[A&H2018 148]

On 8/16/2018 at 8:34 AM, Dave&Kal said:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/10/609758169/under-a-trump-proposal-lawful-immigrants-might-shun-medical-care

Travel ban all over again. Supporters of the administration think like this all the time, so they put fear in others to think the same. Remember the last dude was on,y in office for 8 years, and this dude has max 6 mroe years. Risking your long term medical health just cause someoneo leaked a rush prosposal truly makes little sense to me.

[jlanderos18 0]

hi I saw in the news this administration was trying to change or enforce a law that will affect immigrants trying to become citizen..my wife currently has a greencard she has never been on welfare only my children are enrolled in Medicaid...could that possibly affect could the new administration even change that?

[Crazy Cat 42,104]

You might want to search for the megathread that has discussed this extensively...

 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

[databit 328]

Did she use Medicaid to birth them?

[jlanderos18 0]

On 8/26/2018 at 1:05 PM, databit said:

Did she use Medicaid to birth them?

no she did not...neither did she use week its just my children have medicaid

[T+E 2]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-benefits/trump-administration-moves-to-restrict-immigrants-who-use-public-benefits-idUSKCN1M20YP

 

It’s not clear whether this will affect USC + AOS Green Card applicant couples who obtain health insurance through their state’s ACA marketplace. Can anyone confirm?

[JFH 12,191]

I don’t know about other states but here in WA only USCs are eligible for “Apple Health” (our state’s version of Medicaid). So if a non-citizen has obtained services through Apple Health surely they have obtained something fraudulently or made a false claim of citizenship? 

 

Honestly, this ruling doesn’t bother me in the slightest as I know I’m not eligible for public assistance and have no plans to avail myself of it, legally or otherwise. Even my husband, a USC by birth who has lived here all his life, was told he wasn’t eligible for food stamps when his work hours were reduced (his work is very seasonal) because there is “an immigrant in the house” (to quote the employee at DSHS). The reasoning behind this was people who share a home, especially married couples, likely share grocery shopping and if they gave my husband food stamps I would ultimately benefit by eating from the same loaf of bread, etc so he was ineligible. So I can’t imagine how any non-citizen is getting these benefits? 

[Dave&Kal 26]

Finally happened !

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-administration-formally-proposes-plan-to-limit-legal-immigration-to-those-not-dependent-on-public-benefits

[usmsbow 802]

11 hours ago, T+E said:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-benefits/trump-administration-moves-to-restrict-immigrants-who-use-public-benefits-idUSKCN1M20YP

 

It’s not clear whether this will affect USC + AOS Green Card applicant couples who obtain health insurance through their state’s ACA marketplace. Can anyone confirm?

 

Well if you get health insurance through the marketplace without a subsidy, then you're not getting any benefit, and are OK. If you're getting a subsidy, yes, it is debatable from what I've read. It's a grey area as of right now (vs SNAP or other clear "public benefits"). 

 

 

[Dave&Kal 26]

For now what i see in the news is less aggressive than the initial leaked draft. Also noticed, it is not targetting green card holder who are applying for naturalization yet! I see mostly focusing on those trying to get a green card! 

 

More to read: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-green-card-20180922-story.html

Edited September 23, 2018 by Dave&Kal

[DiegoRlz 2]

Is it good or bad?