Public Reason, Public Comments, and Public Charge: A Case Study in Moral & Practical Reasoning in Federal Rulemaking.
J Law Med Ethics
; 50(2): 322-335, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2258567
ABSTRACT
The "public charge" rule is a long-standing immigration policy that seeks to determine the likelihood that a prospective immigrant will become dependent on the government for subsistence. When the Trump administration sought to expand the criteria that would count against an applicant for permanent residency to include public benefits historically excluded from the calculation, thousands of commenters wrote to oppose or support the proposed changes. This paper explores the moral and practical reasons commenters provided for their position on the public charge rule and considers the value of the public comment process for immigration, health, and social policy.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emigration and Immigration
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Morals
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Law Med Ethics
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Ethics
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Jurisprudence
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Medicine
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Health Services Research
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jme.2022.59
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