They could receive money from the taxes they pay the state in the face of the coronavirus crisis
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A fund to provide financial aid to undocumented immigrants unemployment during the crisis of coronavirus is what the mayor of Los Angeles proposed, Eric Garcetti.
During Wednesday's report on the pandemic in the city, Garcetti said that aid for immigrants is urgent in these times of crisis and emergency.
So he asked the state government to establish an economic assistance fund for those who have been excluded from the $ 1,200 check that the federal government will send to taxpayers as a fiscal stimulus.
Through his Twitter account, where Garcetti appears wearing a coronavirus protection mask, the mayor said that extending the state's income tax credit to the undocumented will provide immediate relief to some 600,000 people, including 200,000 children.
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Help regardless of roles
"I am asking the state to offer a work credit for all Californians, regardless of their immigration status," Garcetti said during Wednesday's press conference.
For the mayor of Los Angeles, all taxpayers are equal, "whether they have documents or not," so they must also be part of the fiscal stimulus.
In California, it is estimated that there are around 2 million undocumented immigrants, and a large part of them have lost their jobs due to the closure of businesses due to the pandemic.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is considering Garcetti's proposal as part of the measures contemplated by the state carry out to support the unemployed undocumented.
