Proposed change to the "public charge" rule

[redbird]

The administration is trying to sneak through a change in the immigration definition of a "public charge." Under the proposed rule, immigrants could be turned away if they earned less than 250% of the federal poverty line and use any of a variety of programs such as Medicaid or SNAP (food stamps).

Comments are open, but only through the 15th. Please write in about this.

MIRA has information about the proposal, hints about what to put in comments, and a form you can use to submit comments if you don't want to use the federal government's website.

ETA: Starlady looked at the Federal Register and found that we have until December 10 to comment.

Comment on proposed changes restricting protest in DC by Monday 15 October

[starlady]

The administration has drafted a proposal to drastically curtail the right to protest in the nation's capital, infringing key First Amendment rights. The deadline to comment is MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, and you can do so at regulations.gov.

For more info, see Ben Wikler's thread.