Publication: CBS 13-Sacramento/Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working with the Legislature on an economic stimulus package for immigrants in the country illegally and others not covered by the federal stimulus package approved by Congress.
The federal government is dividing up about $30 billion to roughly 14 million California households this month, part of the federal CARES Act. But the checks — $1,200 per adult earning less than $75,000 and $2,400 per couple under $150,000 — only go to those who file their taxes using a Social Security number.
Those who use an individual Taxpayer Identification Number, including most living in the country illegally, are excluded.
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“This is definitely a priority. We know people are suffering and they are suffering because we are asking them to stay at home,” said Assembly Budget Committee chairman Phil Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco.
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