The new CDC regulation is going to put enormous pressure on who the CDC allows to enter the United States. The drafted executive order establishes a committee to recommend where those funding cuts should be made. It asks the committee to look specifically at United States funding for peacekeeping operations; the International Criminal Court; development aid to countries that “oppose important United States policies”; and the United Nations Population Fund, which oversees maternal and reproductive health programs. However, persons likely to be a public charge are already (and have always been) ineligible to enter the United States. This is why the majority of immigrant visa applicants are required to submit an adequate affidavit of financial support from their sponsors in the United States.

Source: Front Page Africa February 03, 2017 01:58 UTC