CA ACR1

Condemns Department of Homeland Security regulations adopted August 14, 2019 that expand the definition of "public charge" for immigration inadmissibility determinations beyond critical cash assistance to include Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and housing vouchers.

Opposes the new regulations' bright-line income threshold that treats below-threshold immigrant income as a negative factor regardless of actual benefit use, and the consideration of limited English proficiency in public charge determinations.

Projects the regulations could result in $151 million in lost state and local tax revenue and $2.8 billion in lost economic output due to disenrollment from public benefit programs.

Urges the federal government to repeal the regulations, citing that over 70 percent of affected individuals are children and that California has proactively expanded safety net access to vulnerable immigrant populations.

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Congress members, and California's federal representatives.