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PERCENT 10 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA’S WORKFORCE IS UNDOCUMENTED 10% ANY OVER-REPRESENTATION OF THAT WORKFORCE IS UNDOCUMENTED IN THE AREAS THAT ARE SO ESSENTIAL TO MEETING THE NEEDS. OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS TODAY IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTOR IN THE MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS SECTOR AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THERE’S AN OPRAH REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION, BY THE WAY PAYING JUST LAST YEAR OVER TWO AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS OF AND STATE TAXES. THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO NOT BENEFIT FROM THE P YOU A PROGRAM DON’T BENEFIT FROM THE UI THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM. DON’T BENEFIT FROM THE STIMULUS. THAT WAS JUST SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT THE 2.2 TRILLION DOLLARS YET MANY AND MIXED STATUS FAMILIES ARE HAVING A HARD TIME TAKING CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN AND TAKING CARE OF YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ON THE JOB SITE MAKING SURE YOUR FOOD IS BEING PREPARED. EARTH AND DISTRIBUTED AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO A GROCERY STORE AND HAVE SOMETHING STUCK THERE ON THE SHELVES. WE FEEL A DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN FEAR OF DEPORTATION, BUT ARE STILL ADDRESSING THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS, AND THAT’S WHY I’M PROUD AS GOVERNOR TO BE THE FIRST STATE TO ANNOUNCE A PROGRAM FOR DIRECT DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. WE’RE WE’RE PUTTING UP 75 MILLION DOLLARS. PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPY PHILANTHROPY IS MATCHING OUR EFFORTS NOT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, BUT THEY’RE PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. SO A TOTAL OF A HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE OF $500 AND HOUSEHOLDS ASSISTANCE UP TO $1,000 FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE QUITE LITERALLY PUTTING THEMSELVES ON THE LINE AND HEL

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California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country illegally, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, using a mix of taxpayer money and charitable contributions to give 150,000 adults $500 each during the coronavirus outbreak.California has an estimated 2 million immigrants living in the country illegally. They are not eligible for the $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress last month, which gives cash payments to most Americans plus boosts unemployment benefits by $600 per week.“We feel a deep sense of gratitude for people that are in fear of deportations that are still addressing essential needs of tens of millions of Californians,” said Newsom, who noted 10% of the state's workforce are immigrants living in the country illegally who paid more than $2.5 billion in state and local taxes last year.Taxpayers are kicking in $75 million for the money, while a group of charities has committed to raise another $50 million for a total of $125 million. A group of charities has already donated $5.5 million for the fund, including the Emerson Collective, Blue Shield of California Foundation, the California Endowment, the James Irvine Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and an anonymous donor.Newsom said the money will not be distributed based on income. "Their personal information will not be required to get those support,” he said.California has been the most aggressive state in the nation when it comes to giving benefits to immigrants living in the country illegally. Last year, California became the first state to give taxpayer funded health benefits to low-income adults 25 and younger living in the country illegally. This year, Newsom had proposed expanding those benefits to seniors 65 and older.