California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday plans to give cash payments to adult immigrants living illegally in the state to help them weather the coronavirus crisis.
The plan, which would use a mix of taxpayer money and charitable donations from corporations and philanthropists, will give 150,000 adults $500 each during the coronavirus outbreak, the governor said.
California has had an estimated 2 million immigrants living in the country illegally. They have not been eligible for the $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress last month, which pledged cash payments to most Americans while boosting unemployment benefits by $600 per week.
“We feel a deep sense of gratitude for people that are in fear of deportations that are still addressing essential needs of tens of millions of Californians,” said Newsom, a Democrat, who noted 10 percent of the state’s workforce consisted of immigrants living in the country illegally who paid over $2.5 billion in state and local taxes last year.
Taxpayers would be kicking in $75 million for the money, while a group of charities has committed to raise another $50 million for a total of $125 million. A group of charities already has donated $5.5 million for the fund, including the Emerson Collective, Blue Shield of California Foundation, the California Endowment, the James Irvine Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and an anonymous donor.
Newsom said the money will not be distributed based on income. “Their personal information will not be required to get those support,” he added.
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California has been seen as the most aggressive state in the nation when it came to giving benefits to immigrants living in the country illegally. Last year, California became the first state to give taxpayer-funded health benefits to low-income adults 25 and younger living in the country illegally. This year, Newsom had proposed expanding those benefits to seniors 65 and older.
The move by California came as some Democrats in Washington, D.C., have been lobbying to include payments to illegal immigrants in stimulus packages.
The $2 trillion stimulus package recently passed by Congress, which President Trump signed into law, is giving small-business loans and assistance in the form of direct payments of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child. The latter has been distributed to people with Social Security numbers.
While that included working legal immigrants — like those in the U.S. on nonimmigrant (temporary) work visas — with Social Security numbers in order to be able to work legally in the U.S., it did not include people in the country illegally.
Meanwhile, Washington’s tourism arm announced that it will include $5 million specifically for illegal immigrants who had been left out of employment benefits and other forms of assistance, The Washington Post reported.
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santashandler
4 years ago
This gov just put thousands, if not millions of legal citizens out of work in this state, and he’s wetting himself over giving money to illegals who have zero right to taxpayer dollars. CA is totally out of control!
No, the ballots were not being reported properly. We were still counting them (I was on staff) when it was declared he won. Most of our ballots was for his opponent. He didn’t even break 250 in Sonoma County! Yet the “media” claimed he got the county. That was incorrect but then who owns the local papers? It wasn’t someone local. The Press Democrat was once owned (about 3 years ago) by the NY Slimes (I mean Times) which was then sold to a foreign entity.
Governor Idiot is what one stockbroker I know calls him. This stockbroker has stated some of his clients are making moves to get out of the insane asylum that is corrupt, immoral, degeneracy that is Dem0rat Californication.
That was I. He’s the nephew of Pelosi and friend of all pedophiles.
felix1999
4 years ago
Where is A.G. Barr on this? I can’t imagine that this is LEGAL! States are violating FEDERAL immigration laws with “sancturay cities” and now THIS! Illegal immigration affects the ENTIRE country. They move around outside of cities and cause crime there as well. Why isn’t A.G. BARR doing something about this?????
Now hold on, Felix. Barr is hard at work, burning the midnight oil, trying to figure out if there was any shenanigans with the Russia hoax thing, as well as where can he hide out the longest and still collect a paycheck, until its time to pack up his office. So, as you can see, Billy Barr just aint got the time for ‘non-essential’ AG action, like going after illegal immigrants.
FU Newsom and your corrupt Dem0rat cronies.
If illegal aliens are merely undocumented immigrants then why aren’t drug dealers merely undocumented pharmacists?
James Thompson
4 years ago
Illegals only have the right to get the hell out of the USA.
Moonbeam needs to be arrested, tried for treason, and hung from the Tree of Liberty as an enemy of the people!
Steve Cooper
4 years ago
I live in CA and it has gone nuts on every level. Paying illegals is nothing compared to butchering babies, selling their organs and putting in prison the journalist who pointed all of this out to the world. CA needs to be committed. Right now it is an out patient under heavy meds.
Laddyboy
4 years ago
Correct me IF I am mistaken, ‘newsom’ IS a relative of Nasty Nancy. People who BROKE THE LAW and are in America ILLEGALLY – – have NO Constitutional protections or RIGHTS. These CRIMINAL INVADERS only need to be treated humanely.
Yeah,lets treat them like they do in North Korea! Throw them in solitary confinement and rip out their teeth and put them back in backwards than send them home!
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Governor Idiot should try giving some of those funds to the legions of homeless US CITIZENS rather than illegal aliens.
Stasia Bug
4 years ago
That’s a gift to himself. How does one regulate money given to illegals? He’s going to keep the majority of that money.
California is Bankrupt and it is only by a series of bookkeeping tricks and financial chicanery, of the sort that would land the owners of a private business in Prison for many years that they keep the fact from widespread knowledge.
As soon as the Unions decide to Force The Issue on the ever growing shortfall in mandated contributions by government to various Public Employee Pension Funds, the jig as they say, will be up and it will be time for California to be placed in the hands of a person the equivalent of The Receiver when a private company goes BK.
There are several states, all run by Demoncrats [est. 2012] for decades, and all high taxation states,who are in similar disastrous financial shape.
The question is, which one will declare Bankruptcy and run to the Federal Government for a bailout. When they do there need to be some rather draconian stipulations and requirements put in place to disude other states from attempting a similar raid on the Public Treasury.
Frank
4 years ago
These Democrats never miss a chance to give our tax paid money to illegals!
John Acord
4 years ago
California is a metastasizing cancer and the only treatment is to allow it to kill its host. The voters of California have endorsed and elected time and time again these wannabe tyrants. The Commiecrats hold a two-third majority in the California House and Senate. They can pass any legislation they wish. Any efforts to curtail taxes is derailed by the voters. Do not weep for California or its taxpayers. They can pack up and leave anytime they wish. The only good we can do for this doomed body is to hasten its death by cutting off all contracts, support, travel or anything that might keep this cancer alive. Just let it die quickly.
If the Californicated Dem0rats successfully overthrow Prop. 13 I’ll be outta Californication like a shot and I’m sure I won’t be the only one running for the border. But do you really want the immoral, degenerate, Dem0rat bastards of Californication coming to your state? Do you want a bunch of immoral, degenerate, californicated atheist, dem0rat teachers coming to your state and teaching your children that transgenderism is NORMAL?
Merlinever
4 years ago
“California’s Gov. Newsom announces $125M fund to give coronavirus stimulus checks to immigrants in state illegally.”
People who have entered our country illegally are not “immigrants’; they are alien invaders.
Invasion is an act of e war, and anyone who carries out such an act is an enemy of our country.
Aiding the enemies of our country is TREASON!
Therefore, Gov. Newsom should be arrested, charged with treason, tried, convicted, sentenced to death, and executed according to the law.
Remember……?
The Law……….?
I can hardly wait to see that sign in my rearview mirror.
Leonard Payne
4 years ago
This is part of the reason that California no longer has the protection of the Second Amendment.
To put it CLEARLY …. the only people who have Rights & Protections under the Constitution ARE CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS OF THE SEVERAL STATES.
No More – No Less
Mathew M
4 years ago
Californians wake up, get over this stupidness of Democrat worshiping You harbor the worst of the worst, of Politicians just look what this creep is doing: Screw the People, Love the illegals. NOW that’s Stupid !
Don’t be enamored by Hollywood they only want your money at the box office and they fund the Corrupt Democrats. CAIR will have you all sorry you ever thought about liberalism as a fashion statement, your endangering America. I was born and raised in S. CA, I also served my Country while living in CA and am a Veteran, Sorry I had to leave, help me to come back, wake up!
Stephen Honig
4 years ago
Kimberly Guilfloyle cou;ldn’t stay married to a leftist radical in a suit.
Dan Roley
4 years ago
OANN today @9 am est showed the #1 Fruit/ Vegetable Producing State in America.. destroying their Canyon Sized crop fields in full bloom.. seeing that made me HATE Newsom.
I grew up on a dairy/ soybean commercial Ranch..
I want Revenge on Newsom..
colony14author
4 years ago
Aiding and abetting an illegal alien is a violation of federal law. It carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. The DOJ can indict Newsom – but of course Barr lacks the guts to do so.
Jeanne Ballard
4 years ago
Is Newsome trying to put a price on his head?
Hinda39
4 years ago
Piglosi’s nephew the pro-illegal/criminal and pedophile govenor has shown once again which side he is on. While mayor of SF, he supported the pedophiles. He supported the criminals as well. Now as governor (illegally – due to the ballots not being reported correctly) he’s showing his support for the CITIZENS of this once great state!
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