Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 9:15 AM Courtesy Photo / U.S. Senate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Seizing on anti-immigrant fervor popular with the Trump base, Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday sponsored an amendment to the pending COVID-19 relief bill to block undocumented immigrants from receiving its $1,400 stimulus checks. “The question for the American people to answer is, should your money, should taxpayer money, be sent $1,400 to every illegal alien in America?” Cruz, R-Texas, asked during debate on his amendment, which was ultimately rejected. Cruz, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, should be smart enough to figure out why his proposal was slapped down for the political theater it was. Here s the deal: undocumented immigrants don t have social security numbers, which means the
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With the Senate passing President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan on Saturday, many are wondering whether undocumented immigrants will also be receiving $1,400 stimulus checks. Senators were quick to clarify who will be getting direct payments.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Saturday introduced an amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill barring undocumented immigrants from receiving stimulus payments. He claimed every illegal alien will be recipients of the $1,400 checks.
“This amendment before us today provides that the stimulus checks should not go to illegal aliens in this country,” Cruz said as he introduced the amendment. “The question for the American people to answer is, should your money, should taxpayer money, be sent, $1,400, to every i
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