October 10, 2018

Submit Your Comment to Oppose Public Charge Rule

The Trump Administration’s proposed public charge rule has been published in today’s Federal Register.

The deeply flawed rule unravels longstanding, sound public policy that draws a clear line between the nutrition, health, housing and other public benefits that may be used without causing public charge consequences, and those that may not. This rule dramatically expands the list of programs that could trigger a public charge determination with adverse immigration consequences. Read our statement and factsheet.

We urge the public to join us in denouncing this mean-spirited proposed rule that will undermine decades of progress in reducing hunger in this country. The rule will increase poverty, harm health and learning, and weaken our communities. As the nutrition lead on the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign Steering Committee, FRAC has launched a platform for the public to weigh in on how this rule will make hunger and poverty in this country far worse. Deadline to submit comments is on or before December 10, 2018.

Submit Your Comment Today.

Click to Tweet: Send a clear message to the Trump Admin: no one should have to choose b/t food & family. Visit @fractweets comment platform to express your opposition to the #publiccharge rule & how it will worsen hunger & poverty: http://bit.ly/2RGrnzp #ProtectFamilies

• Public Comment Toolkit (coming soon)
• Visit Our Public Charge Resource page