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California's Governor Newsom reveals $125million plan to give $500 checks to undocumented immigrants in the state to help them cope during Covid-19 crisis
2020-04-16
  • California will be first state to offer cash to illegal immigrants as stimulus check

  • Immigrants will be offered $5000 apiece as part of a Disaster Relief Fund

  • Gov. Newsom expressed gratitude to migrants 'still addressing essential needs'
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Posted by:Skidmark

#13  Yet another reason we did the right thing to move out of that shithole six years ago.
Posted by: Nero   2020-04-16 23:11  

#12  Just enough to buy a street gun.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-16 22:12  

#11  'And because of our quarantine restrictions, you can never leave.'
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-04-16 17:36  

#10  No worries. We'll just raise our marginal state income tax rate again, up to 25 or 30%... whether you like it or not.
Posted by: Gavin Noisome   2020-04-16 16:22  

#9   Just wait till he asks for a bail out.

Procopius2k nails it. California is already so deep in debt they can’t see the sky.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-04-16 16:19  

#8  how can this not be malfeasance and grounds for criminal charges

How?
It's California.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-16 14:03  

#7  Just wait till he asks for a bail out.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-04-16 14:00  

#6  I wonder how many more CA residents this will cause to finally say 'fuck this noise - I'm outta here for good' over the ensuing months?
Posted by: Raj   2020-04-16 13:51  

#5  Literally giving taxpayer money directly to known criminals, how can this not be malfeasance and grounds for criminal charges? The figleaf of an intermediary is irrelevant given the stated intent. ?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-04-16 12:38  

#4  Give em one-way tickets south + a luggage set and a free Uber van ride to the Greyhound station
Posted by: Lex   2020-04-16 11:51  

#3  to find and vet potential recipients

So illegal discovery and registration?
Gonna invite ICE to the courthouse steps again?
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-16 11:45  

#2  SMH.

"...the state will give the money to a network of regional nonprofits to find and vet potential recipients."

You can kiss that money good-bye, in more ways than one.
Posted by: Clem   2020-04-16 11:29  

#1  What a lovely humanitarian gesture!

Did he pay for it himself, I wonder?
Posted by: Bobby   2020-04-16 11:20  

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