California offering $500 in coronavirus relief to undocumented immigrants

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...ted-immigrants

California will distribute one-time cash payments of $500 to undocumented immigrants in the state in response to financial concerns arising amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Wednesday.

The payments will be funded by a $75 million Disaster Relief Fund and will be disbursed through a community-based model of regional nonprofits with experience serving undocumented communities, according to Newsom’s announcement.

“California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient. Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis. We are all in this together,” Newsom said in a statement.

Approximately 150,000 undocumented adult Californians will receive a one-time cash benefit of $500 with a cap of $1,000 per household.

Undocumented Americans are not eligible for the federal stimulus relief checks.

In addition to the $75 million state funding for the checks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), a network of foundations focused on immigration issues, committed to raising $50 million to support direct financial assistance to families of undocumented immigrants through the California Immigrants Resilience Fund.

Lolwut, isnt the cost of living in commiefornia sky high? This is literally penies.

How will they know who qualifies? Do they have a list somewhere?

Aren't we illegals after all? Where do I apply?

$500 > $0

It’s free money
What are people going to complain about.

Wow. What a great state.

Oh God. Don't read the comments in the article.

Trumpsters gonna have a fit

I don't blame them. I get the sentiments but this does not look good when Americans are suffering.

Part of being undocumented means going without government aid. All this does is piss off citizens who see a tax giveaway to foreigners here without permission. Essentially rewarding breaking the rules.

This is terrible it makes us look like leeches. You already know some DACA somewhere is gonna go double dip shamelessly too.

Now I understand that our stimulus checks also reward breaking the rules, and I don't have a valid excuse for it. Oh well.