I COSIGNED.

COSIGNED A LETTER, led by Reps. Espaillat, Lofgren, and Grijalva, to DHS Secretary Nielsen and OMB Director Mulvaney requesting they reconsider a drafted rule that would deny immigrants green cards or visa extensions based on their, and their families’, use of public benefits. The rule would greatly expand the definition of “public charge” to expand the types of benefits used — meaning use of programs related to the health, well-being, and education of immigrants or their family members could be grounds for denying people entry to the country or a green card. The Trump Administration has repeatedly made attacks against legal immigration, and this is just one more backdoor to circumvent Congress and enact cruel and intolerant policies that would harm children and families. This letter calls on DHS and OMB to consider the negative effects this rule would have not only on immigrants, but on their U.S. citizen children and the nation.