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Yeah but it's mostly about immunizations. You can still immigrate if you're disabled but have a caretaker.
by QualityReboot 7y ago
Yeah but it's mostly about immunizations. You can still immigrate if you're disabled but have a caretaker.
- nsomaru 7y agoWhat’s that, about the top 1% of disabled people?
- isoskeles 7y agoIndeed, what should we do about the other 99%?
- lazyasciiart 7y agoNo - if you are considered likely to become dependant on state or federal aid you can be denied. https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge
- kypro 7y agoTo play devils advocate - what's wrong with this? I was always under the assumption that immigrants were suppose to benefit the native population. Which in this case they likely wouldn't?
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- Kirth 7y agoCost, governments are not benevolent entities.
- elliekelly 7y agoSomeone can be both "likely to become a public charge" under the law (which is not yet in effect because three federal courts have ruled it unconstitutional) and also of great benefit to the country. He's not an American, but Stephen Hawking, for example, was a "public charge" whose substantial medical bills were largely covered by the NHS[1] and the cost of his 24-hour nursing care was made possible through grants. And while Hawking is an extreme example in both the cost of his care and his ability, a determination that someone is "likely to become a public charge" can apply to just about anyone who might find themselves in need of Medicare. An otherwise healthy 20-year-old with a family history of Parkinson's or Alzheimers. Or, to get even more dystopian, an otherwise healthy 20-year-old with a genetic marker for Parkinson's or Alzheimers. The cost of long term care for these diseases is astronomical but I'm certain there are many Parkinson's and Alzheimers patients that have made substantial contributions to society. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/18/nhs-scientist-stephen-hawking https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/18/nhs-sc... (Written by Hawking himself) [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1123440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1123440/
- hgoel 7y agoHawking and other successful people would also handily qualify for visas based on achievements.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoThe law saying “likely to be a public charge” is already in effect and is decades old. The recent change that is currently blocked is only about the factors being considered when making that evaluation (specifically, usage of various types of government assistance).
- QualityReboot 7y agoYour sponsor can sign off that you won't become a public charge and they'll become your caretaker.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoThat’s not quite true. You are probably thinking of the fact that when you sponsor someone for a green card you are required to promise that they will not use government assistance for x years, and if they do you will have to repay it.
- QualityReboot 7y agoYup, that's what I meant.