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Public charge

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  1. 1
    A person who gets more from welfare programs than they contribute.

    "Earlier this year, amid the challenge to the public charge rule arising from the Covid-19 virus, Chief Justice John Roberts took the lead against immigrant interests yet mollified liberals poised to dissent publicly, CNN’s Joan Biskupic reported this week."

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