Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are using the "public charge rule" to deny citizenship applications to immigrants with disabilities. This action is based on the assumption that those with disabilities will be a drain on the American public. Even more doubtful is the assumption that those with disabilities do not have anything to give society.
The Chicago Weekly Citizen reports that Andrew Saul, commissioner of Social Security, recently announced four new Compassionate Allowances conditions: CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, and Richter Syndrome.
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