President. one of the improvements made by the bill is in the definition of "public charge" and "affidavits of support." The bill defines "public charge" with reference to taxpayerfunded assistance for which eligibility is based on need. Mr. President. I believe that this definition is quite consistent with the general policy requiring selfsufficiency of Immigrants. Programs should not be limited to cash programs. The noncash programs are also a serious burden on the taxpayers. If the immigrant uses such taxpayerfunded assistance. he or she is a public charge. How else should the term "public charge" be defined than someone who has received needsbased taxpayerfunded assistance? That person has not been selfsufficient. as the American people had a right to expect.
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