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Public charge determinations allow the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) authorities to reject green card applications, to prevent certain individuals from entering the county and to deport immigrants who use public benefits (Hammond 2018; USCIS 2020).Before 1996, immigrants had the same eligibility to welfare as U.S. citizens, if they were identified as Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)1 (Broder et al.
Public charge laws have their roots in “poor laws” that were enacted in the colonies to regulate the movement of people—both those born in the colonies and immigrants—and to provide for their care if they required support during hard times.
Public charge is a term used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) when referring to noncitizens that have or may become dependent on public cash assistance such CalWORKs, General Assistance, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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Public charge law is particularly relevant to immigrants who are eligible to become lawful permanent residents (eligible to obtain a “green card”) and to immigrants seeking to enter the United States on certain types of visas.