Critical Value

A new policy could have huge effects on who gets the chance to walk down the path to US citizenship – and who doesn’t. Host Justin Milner discusses how just the possibility of the ‘public charge rule’ is changing the daily lives of immigrant communities with Mary’s Center President and CEO Maria Gomez and Urban researchers Hamutal Bernstein and Dulce Gonzalez. Related links: Mary’s Center One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018 Adults in Immigrant Families Report Avoiding Routine Activities Because of Immigration Concerns Safety Net Access in the Context of the Public Charge Rule