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Rep. Torres pens letter to VP citing concerns over 'public charge' rule effect on coronavirus outbreak
The Hill ^ | 02 28 2020 | J. Edward Moreno

Posted on 02/28/2020 9:25:59 AM PST by yesthatjallen

Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.) penned a letter to Vice President Pence asking him to “reconsider the implementation” of the “public charge” rule in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

The rule, which critics call a “wealth test” for immigrants, was contested in U.S. district courts since it was introduced in August until the Supreme Court ruled in the administration’s favor last Friday. The new provision could deem an immigrant ineligible for permanent status or citizenship if they have a history of using public assistance, such as Medicaid.

On Wednesday, President Trump made a rare appearance in the White House briefing room, where he announced that Pence would lead the coronavirus task force and sought to mitigate assertions from Democrats claiming the response from the administration was inadequate thus far.

Torres delivered the letter to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf during an unclassified, bipartisan all-member congressional briefing on the coronavirus Friday morning.

Torres said immigrants who hesitate to use government-issued disease prevention resources pose a risk not only to themselves, but those around them.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; illegalaliens; publiccharge
“The ‘public charge’ rule is a deterrent for symptomatic individuals to seek medical testing and treatment,” Torres wrote. “Individuals infected with coronavirus who are left untested and untreated will be contagious agents of the disease in our communities, potentially furthering the spread of coronavirus in the United States.”

More 'we need to bring people out of the shadows'.

1 posted on 02/28/2020 9:25:59 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Still waiting for dims to be concerned about actual American citizens.


2 posted on 02/28/2020 9:27:59 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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Torres said immigrants who hesitate to use government-issued disease prevention resources pose a risk not only to themselves, but those around them.

Law-abiding Americans have said for decades that illegals present a risk to decent Americans. It's about time that the globalist left started to recognize that fact, even if they misinterpret it.

3 posted on 02/28/2020 9:28:45 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: yesthatjallen

Wouldn’t Natzi Pelosi’s district be a contributing factor in the spread of the virus in California?

https://fortune.com/2020/02/20/coronavirus-fecal-transmission/


4 posted on 02/28/2020 9:31:22 AM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: KC_Conspirator

Reconsider this, no


5 posted on 02/28/2020 9:32:02 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: KC_Conspirator

Americans have Dreams too.


6 posted on 02/28/2020 9:34:13 AM PST by KC_Lion (Me and my homies woulda been stackin' bodies by now- G. Washington.)
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Torres said immigrants who hesitate to use government-issued disease prevention resources pose a risk not only to themselves, but those around them.

Mr President, she makes some pretty good arguments for Massive Roundups and Deportation of Illegal Aliens, maybe you should take her advise and start DEPORTING THEM to Protect American Citizens.
7 posted on 02/28/2020 9:34:51 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: yesthatjallen

You know, how about this politician recommend what my grandmother, great grandmother, and their siblings got for crossing the ocean to the United States in 1952.

A quarantine.


8 posted on 02/28/2020 9:37:31 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: yesthatjallen

Maybe they ought to self quarantine in the shadows.


9 posted on 02/28/2020 9:39:21 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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Torres said immigrants who hesitate to use government-issued disease prevention

No reason for immigrants to hesitate . . .

She was probably intending to refer to "scofflaw aliens."

10 posted on 02/28/2020 10:08:33 AM PST by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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MSM loves them some whining Democrats.


11 posted on 02/28/2020 10:30:47 AM PST by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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12 posted on 02/28/2020 6:37:29 PM PST by sauropod (David Horowitz: “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out.”)
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