Steve Daines: Outrageous States Handing Illegal Aliens Cash While Millions Unemployed Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) said in a statement Monday that it is outrageous that states continue to hand illegal immigrants cash payments while millions of Americans are unemployed; he said he will introduce legislation to address this concern. Daines announced he will soon introduce legislation to stop federal taxpayer dollars from going to states that make direct or indirect payments to illegal immigrants. Daines announced the legislation after news reports found that New York created a $2.1 billion fund to provide illegal immigrants payments, which could then be covered by the Democrats $1.9 trillion coronavirus package.