PFAW Applauds Ruling to Block "Public Charge" Policy
Style Magazine Newswire | 10/14/2019, 12:27 p.m.
In response to a federal judge's issuance of a nationwide injunction blocking implementation of a federal policy to deny legal residency to immigrants deemed likely to use public assistance, PFAW Political Director and Director of the PFAW Latinos Vote! program Lizet Ocampo released the following statement:
"We applaud this ruling, which halts a particularly cruel effort by the Trump administration to discriminate against all but the wealthiest immigrants. Like so many other administration policies and pronouncements, this one had clear racist overtones. We are thankful that a federal court saw the injustice of this policy toward millions of people seeking a better life in this country for themselves and their children."