CLASP submitted these comments to the Regulations.gov on December 9, 2018. CLASP strongly opposes the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed regulation regarding public charge. We urge that the rule be withdrawn in its entirety, and that long standing principles clarified in the 1999 field guidance remain in effect. The proposed regulation is unjustified, contradictory to available research, and goes far beyond the agency’s authority and Congressional intent.