{"id":22804,"date":"2020-04-14T06:01:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=22804"},"modified":"2020-04-14T06:01:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:01:31","slug":"illegal-alien-benefits-covid-19-cash-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/04\/14\/illegal-alien-benefits-covid-19-cash-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake News in a Time of Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an egregious example of fake news, The Boston Globe<\/em> recently blurred the line between reporting and editorializing to complain that illegal aliens will not receive any financial aid from the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by the federal government last month. Under this package, most adults in the United States will receive $1,200 to help them through the COVID-19 crisis. However, the newspaper complains<\/a> that \u201cnot a penny will go to millions of undocumented immigrants, many of whom work in the hardest-hit industries of restaurants, hospitality, and retail.\u201d This is a distortedly bad take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article\nin question was co-authored by a reporter and a columnist in a blatant attempt\nto portray illegal aliens as among the most vulnerable during this crisis. In\ntheir reasoning that illegal alien adults should also receive $1,200 each, they\nclaim that 5 percent of the labor force in Massachusetts is illegal and that\nthey still pay taxes \u2013 a misleading argument that the open-borders lobby\nregularly deploys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, many illegal aliens work \u201coff the books\u201d in the underground economy and don\u2019t pay any taxes on their income (although they do pay sales taxes and some property taxes indirectly through rent). And for those who do, the amount they contribute pales in comparison to what Americans pay for their upkeep. In Massachusetts, illegal aliens and their children cost<\/a> taxpayers more than $2 billion annually. It would be nice if the authors told the full story, rather than just the details that benefit their open-borders agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, there were more than 100,000 unemployed people<\/a> in Massachusetts even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to close. All of those jobs in Massachusetts taken by illegal aliens should belong to Americans and lawful residents. Considering that the unemployment rate could increase to 20 percent nationwide<\/a> by the end of this pandemic, Americans need those opportunities more than ever. So, if additional money is going to be put into the coronavirus relief effort, it should go to American citizens who have just lost their jobs, not those who don\u2019t even have a legal right to be here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United\nStates is facing its biggest challenge of the 21st<\/sup> century, and\nmillions of Americans are suddenly unsure of how they\u2019re even going to put food\non the table. When allocating scarce resources to assist people suffering from\nthis crisis, it is perfectly reasonable to prioritize the needs of citizens and\nlegal residents over those of people who are here illegally. That is exactly\nwhat Congress consciously did when they approved the $2 trillion stimulus\npackage, which excluded illegal aliens from receiving payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an egregious example of fake news, The Boston Globe recently blurred the line between reporting and editorializing to complain that illegal aliens will not receive any financial aid from the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by the federal government last month. Under this package, most adults in the United States will receive $1,200 to<\/p>\n

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