Posted on 04/15/2020 2:29:20 PM PDT by jazusamo
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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Free taxpayer money for law breakers.
Free taxpayer money for law breakers.
and murderers, and rapists, and sex traffickers, and drug smugglers.
Moron
He has to be using federal funds for this TURN OFF the spigots!!!
I don’t believe the 2mil illegal squatters number. Seems too low. Using taxpayers money for this should be a criminal act.
If he uses federal money for illegal purposes, he can be charged with a federal crime.
How much of this money is going to be wire transferred to Mexico and elsewhere?
Can’t have all those voters heading South of the border before 11/03/20 now can we!!
Gee, look how easy it really is to identify and locate them.
HIs next move after keeping the state closed well beyond belief, will be to then ask the federal government to be made whole on lost sales tax and general funds.
Yep, the CA government knows who they are and where they live and work.
Letting criminals out of prison...giving checks to criminal illegal alien invaders. What a friggin’ genius!!! What could possibly go wrong?
Well there’s $125,000,000 the federal treasury no longer needs to send California. Thanks to the good governor for highlighting such cost savings ideas.
He won’t, he’s going to give the money away and nothing will happen.
No more federal money for the People’s Republic of California.
And move that hospital ship off Los Angeles to the East Coast.
“anonymous” donor
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ROFL -- good one!
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