Both in 19th century and modern-day U.S. politics, the public charge clause serves as a problematic vessel for anti-immigration rhetoric and movements.
Read MoreThe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ambitious foreign policy to foster infrastructure and economic development and to create a trade network with China as the central hub. To overcome perceived predatory perspective of the BRI, China needs to be more involved in the management of funds in their partner countries, especially for developing countries with historically corrupt or unstable governments.