Trump Administration Proposes Public Charge Changes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 5, 2018

Proposed changes by the Trump administration would make it harder for families who use public benefits to secure legal status. Steven Banks, commissioner of NYC's Department of Social Services, and Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, discuss the changes and how they would affect New Yorkers.

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