Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, over the weekend, insisted that even illegal immigrants deserve to receive their "fair share" of the state and federal stimulus funds since some of them are paying more in taxes than establishments or businesses "that have been bailed out."

Undocumented people, according to Ocasio-Cortez, are paying taxes. Therefore, these people who work for the public to make their everyday lives more convenient; those who deliver goods bought from the supermarket; and those who drive people from one destination to another; or those doing the laundry and cleaning homes-they all pay taxes.

The government official elaborated that these people are paying for the very reclamation funds that they are being deprived of on federal levels. 

Therefore, Ocasio-Cortez said, they have to ensure these people are getting their fair share and they get included in the stimulus funds.

They Who Don't Pay Taxes

According to Ocasio-Cortez, businesses that do not pay any taxes are receiving the said benefits, while the so-called "illegal immigrants," the real taxpayers, don't get what they deserve.

In relation to the issue, AOC asked, if these big firms are not paying their taxes but they get the financial support from the government, then, why are the so-called "undocumented people," who pay more taxes than the others, being excluded?

Moreover, the New York Democrat praised California, too, for providing stimulus funds to illegal immigrants, saying, the recovery program of California is "leaps and bounds," better than what NY has done in aiding the undocumented individuals.

Specifically, California recognizes how crucial these illegals have been, Ocasio-Cortez said, in their economy, and they work very hard to pay it back.

The Representative is among the most vocal supporters of giving illegal immigrants funds from the very beginning. 

Also, three House Democrats introduced a bill to give the payments to everyone with Individual Taxpayer Identification Number or ITIN, which would also include a lot of undocumented people. 

20 Weeks to Complete Mailing Out of Stimulus Checks

Late last month, abc7 reported, approximately "nine million stimulus checks" have already been issued to qualified Californians as of mid-April. This was based on federal data.

According to officials, it might take around 20 weeks to complete the mailing of the checks, and this frustrates many people relying on that money.

Additionally, the IRS released last month, figures that show the number of people who had already received their stimulus checks as of the middle of April. Also, Californians have received almost $16 billion, averaging roughly $1,174 each person.

The nine million checks distributed, as reported earlier, only account for roughly 35 percent of the qualified Californians.

The said percentage is slightly below the countrywide 38-percent rate of the adult populace who received their stimulus checks. As a whole, more than 85 million incentives have already been distributed, with almost $158 billion in total.

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