Illegal Immigrants To Receive $4.38 Billion In Stimulus Checks

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Illegal Immigrants to Receive $4.38 Billion in Stimulus Checks: Report

March 22, 2021


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As Americans start to receive the latest round of stimulus checks, a  new analysis reveals that about $4.38 billion will also go to illegal  immigrants.

The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 2.65 million illegal immigrants have Social Security numbers that allow them to receive stimulus checks. This group of illegal immigrants can be described as "aliens temporarily present without status," according to Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies. "These individuals are in the country illegally and could be required  to leave. Yet, under the current system, they are still given work  authorization and Social Security numbers," They include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary  Protected Status recipients. In addition, U.S. Citizenship and  Immigration Services issued 882,000 work authorizations and Social  Security numbers to other illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2020, the  analysis states. These include asylum applicants, as well as those  applying for adjustment of status and suspension of deportation, among  other categories.

Not included in the numbers are the 1.8 million illegal immigrants that the Social Security Administration has estimated use Social Security numbers that don't match their names, according to Camarota.  Another 600,000 have Social Security numbers from when they were legally  in the country but overstayed their visa. "There is simply no question that millions of illegal immigrants will  receive billions of dollars in COVID relief checks," Camarota said.  "This highlights an even more disturbing fact—illegal immigrants are  being issued Social Security numbers in large numbers. This is a clear  indication that America is simply not serious about enforcing its  immigration laws." Asylum-seekers are routinely given work authorization while they wait  for their case to be adjudicated—regardless of the merit of the  application.  Read more ...

Illegal Immigrants to Receive $4.38 Billion in Stimulus Checks: Report
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