It should come as no surprise that Democrats have introduced a bill to give all 22 million illegal aliens money from the stimulus package. What is a surprise is that they didn’t insist the illegals should get two or three times as much as Americans do. They tried to get it added to the original bill but they met with stiff opposition and so now they will try to pass it as a stand alone bill.
For some odd reason, Democrats think proposing laws like this is wildly popular with the American people. It wasn’t in 2016 when Hillary got her rear end handed to her and Trump ran on a platform of closing off the open borders.
AOC and other Democrats try to say that illegals pay as much or more in taxes as we do. That is a lie. Most are low salaried workers, so not only do they pay no income tax, they collect the Earned Income Tax Credit and $1,000 per child, meaning a family of five could receive a refund of around $6,000 even though they paid no income tax.
Several House Democrats introduced legislation that, if signed into law, would allow illegal aliens to obtain funds from the recently passed coronavirus relief package.
California Rep. Lou Correa, along with two other Democratic lawmakers, introduced the Leave No Taxpayer Behind Act on Friday. The legislation would amend the CARES Act — the $2 trillion stimulus package intended to help Americans suffering under the coronavirus pandemic, and allow individuals living in the U.S. unlawfully to apply for funds.
“I was appalled to learn hardworking, taxpaying immigrants were left out of the $2 trillion CARES Act,” Correa said in a statement released Friday.
He continued: “By casting out immigrants, we are placing some of our most vulnerable residents in grave danger. Every individual taxpayer, irrespective of citizenship status, needs government assistance now.”
President Donald Trump signed the coronavirus bailout package March 17. The $2.2 trillion stimulus bill will provide a $1,200 payment to all single Americans who earn less than $75,000 annually, or $2,400 for families that earn under $150,000 — including $500 for each child under 17.