ADMINISTRATION IS
ANNOUNCING NEW
RULES WHICH WILL
DENY GREEN CARDS
TO ANYONE GETTING
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.
IF THEY AREN'T
CHALLENGED IN
COURT THE NEW
RULES WOULD GO
INTO EFFECT IN
OCTOBER.
NATALIE BRAND
EXPLAINS THE NEW
PROPOSAL.
Ken Cuccinelli/Acting
Director of United
States Citizenship and
Immigration Services
:48 - :53 Sara
McTarnaghan/Research
Associate, Urban
Institute
:54 - 1:04 Natalie
Brand/CBS News/The
White House
""
THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS
ISSUED A NEW RULE
WHICH COULD MAKE
IT HARDER FOR LEGAL
IMMIGRANTS WHO
MAY NEED PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE TO
BECOME CITIZENS.
(SOT: Ken
Cuccinelli/Acting
Director of United
States Citizenship and
Immigration Services)
"A poor person can be
prepared to be self-
sufficient. Many have
been throughout the
history of this country."
(track 2)
FEDERAL LAW
CURRENTLY REQUIRES
PEOPLE SEEKING
GREEN CARDS D
GAL STATUS TO
OVE THEY WOT BE
A BURDEN TTHE U-
S...OR WHAT'S CALLED
A "PUBLIC CHARGE."
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THE NEW RULE
EXPANDS THE
DEFINITION OF PUBLIC
CHARGE - TO
IMMIGRANTS USING
GOVERNMENT
BENEFITS INCLUDING
HOUSING, FOOD
STAMPS, AND
MEDICAID.
(SOT: Ken
Cuccinelli/Acting
Director of United
States Citizenship and
Immigration Services)
"What we're looking for
here are people who
are going to live with
us either their whole
lives or ultimately
become citizens, can
stand on their own two
feet."
(track 3)
SARA MCTARNAGHAN
HAS BEEN LOOKING AT
THE POTENTIAL
IMPACT OF THE RULE
CHANGE FOR THE
URBAN INSTITUTE.
(SOT: Sara
McTarnaghan/Research
Associate, Urban
Institute)
"Public benefits exist in
this country for a
reason and they're
really vital support to
low income working
families and
immigrants are a part
of that picture."
(STANDUP: Natalie
Brand/CBS News/The
White House)
THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
SAYS THE RULES
WON'T IMPACT
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
WHO ARE U-S
CITIZENS. BUT
RESEARCHERS SAY IT
WILL LIKELY TO KEEP
IMMIGRANTS WHO
NEED HELP FROM
ASKING FOR IT.
(SOT: Sara
McTarnaghan/Research
Associate, Urban
Institute)
"Even though the rule
hasn't been active or
applied, we've already
been seeing
immigrants kind of
change their decision
making about use of
public benefits."
(track 5)
THE NEWLY DEFINED
RULE IS SET TO GO
INTO EFFECT OCTOBER
15TH.
NATALIE BRAND, CBS
NEWS, THE WHITE
HOUSE.
IMMIGRATION
ADVOCATE GROUPS
SAY THEY PLAN TO FILE
A LAWSUIT
CHALLENGING THE
NEW PUBLIC CHARGE
RULE.
A PROPOSED SOLAR
FARM IS ON THE
