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<p>The United States’ public charge rule restricting who may enter or receive residency was expanded by the 2016 – 2020 federal administration and may be expanded again. This phenomenological study examines immigrant understandings of the use of public benefits and the consequences of penalizing immigrants in this way. As a feasibility study, it serves as an example of the merits and challenges of community-based organization (CBO) qualitative research. From September 2019 – April 2021, workers in a large urban CBO interviewed six immigrant participants about the public charge rule. We identify four themes: 1) mixed understandings, 2) avoidance of public benefits due to fear, 3) impact on children, and 4) interconnectedness. We describe immigrant insights on how anti-immigrant policies harm a nation as a whole.</p>

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“This is Going to Get Worse”: Immigrant Reactions to the Public Charge Rule in a Large Northeastern City

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    2025年12月29日

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  • Makini Chisolm-Straker,
  • Claudia Calhoon,
  • Elika A. Nerette,
  • Cindy Clesca,
  • Laura Janneck,
  • Kristin Potterbusch,
  • Michelle P. Lin

摘要

The United States’ public charge rule restricting who may enter or receive residency was expanded by the 2016 – 2020 federal administration and may be expanded again. This phenomenological study examines immigrant understandings of the use of public benefits and the consequences of penalizing immigrants in this way. As a feasibility study, it serves as an example of the merits and challenges of community-based organization (CBO) qualitative research. From September 2019 – April 2021, workers in a large urban CBO interviewed six immigrant participants about the public charge rule. We identify four themes: 1) mixed understandings, 2) avoidance of public benefits due to fear, 3) impact on children, and 4) interconnectedness. We describe immigrant insights on how anti-immigrant policies harm a nation as a whole.