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IMMIGRANTS’ ADVOCATES URGE CALM AS PUBLIC CHARGE RULE TAKES EFFECT, LIMITING SOME BENEFITS FOR IMMIGRANTS APPLYING FOR GREEN CARDS

By Suzanne Potter, California News Service
 
Photo: Riko Best, Adobe Stock via California News Service
 
February 24, 2020 (Sacramento) - Starting today, immigrants applying for green cards will be subject to the Trump administration's new 'public charge' rule.
 
The changes make it harder for people who receive certain types of public assistance to be approved. Benefits used before February 24 will not count, and the changes do not include the use of WIC or Medi-Cal for children.
 

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