Proposed Pilot Program Would Give $300 a Week to U
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Democratic Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia introduced the California legislature Bill 2847 which would create a pilot program to offer money weekly for 20 weeks to unemployed people who are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits because they are undocumented.
The program would offer $300 a week for 20 weeks to the more than > 5 million < people without authorization to work, according to the University of Southern California, who reside in the state.
"I think it's a very good idea because we know that many undocumented people will be left out of receiving benefits from the state and the federal government and the pandemic affected everyone equally," says Pedro Ríos, of the Friends Committee.
The proposal asks the California Labor and Development Agency for $690 million in assistance
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/propos...immigrants
Oh 11 Million are all ready here so far