Texas Onion Production:
The majority of Texas onions, approximately 55 percent, are grown in the Lower Valley.
Acres Planted: ........................16,400
Acres Harvested: ....................14,600
Cash Value:..............................$70,197,000
By Bo EvansKRIS 6 News
Corpus Christi
Jackie Vimo has spent the better part of three decades fighting for the rights of immigrants, while working for the National Immigration Law Center. Her fight hasn’t changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We know that immigrants are disproportionately working as nurses and in the medical field," Vimo said. "They’re delivering food, they’re farm workers, they’re preparing food, doing maintenance and cleaning. And yet, the CARES Act really cut them out of both relief and health care efforts."
The federal government passed a $2 trillion relief bill called the CARES Act in March. But if you don’t have a Social Security number, the relief won't be coming to you.
“The CARES Act cut out millions of people, either because they don’t have a Social Security number or they’re married to someone who doesn’t have a Social Security number,” said Vimo.
In addition to the $1,200 stimulus check for Americans making up to $75,000 a year for individuals, it requires insurance companies to cover testing for COVID-19, and it includes a massive expansion of unemployment benefits.
According to Vimo, almost all immigrants will be boxed out from those benefits.
“It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective," she said. "It doesn’t make sense from an economic point of view. It’s deeply unfair, given that this is a benefit for people who only pay taxes, and so why should someone who works and pays taxes be treated differently?"
But not everyone feels the same way, like US Senator Kevin Cramer from North Dakota.
“We’re spending a lot more money than we have right now in an economy who’s recovery is certain, but the timeline is not," Sen. Cramer said. "So, I think we have to take care of American citizens first."
Cramer wants to take care of full citizens and the economy first, then look at immigrants who pay taxes.
“Now, if you have documented workers, contributing in the form of taxes, certainly that would be the next priority,” said Cramer.
According to Vimo, immigrants contribute billions in taxes.
“In 2015 alone, which is the last year we have data, ITIN filers paid almost $24 billion in federal taxes," Vimo said. "Immigrants pay state and local taxes, estimated almost $12 billion a year."
Immigrants pay taxes on pretty much everything citizens do.
“They pay sales tax, property taxes, gas taxes I don’t get to go to the corner store and buy a sandwich and say, 'I’ll have a sandwich, but oh, by the way I’m undocumented. Please don’t charge me the sales tax,'” said Vimo.
But they won’t be getting a check from the government. At least not this time around.
Vimo and other immigrant advocates hope the next round of COVID-19 stimulus bills include provisions for immigrants and their families.
“We are looking for a bill that would allow states to use Medicaid dollars to ensure treatment for everyone," Vimo said. "That would eliminate needless Social Security requirements for taxpayers to receive the economic impact payments and address this epidemic and address it to everyone.”
Jackie Vimo has spent the better part of three decades fighting for the rights of immigrants, while working for the National Immigration Law Center. Her fight hasn’t changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We know that immigrants are disproportionately working as nurses and in the medical field," Vimo said. "They’re delivering food, they’re farm workers, they’re preparing food, doing maintenance and cleaning. And yet, the CARES Act really cut them out of both relief and health care efforts."
The federal government passed a $2 trillion relief bill called the CARES Act in March. But if you don’t have a Social Security number, the relief won't be coming to you.
“The CARES Act cut out millions of people, either because they don’t have a Social Security number or they’re married to someone who doesn’t have a Social Security number,” said Vimo.
In addition to the $1,200 stimulus check for Americans making up to $75,000 a year for individuals, it requires insurance companies to cover testing for COVID-19, and it includes a massive expansion of unemployment benefits.
According to Vimo, almost all immigrants will be boxed out from those benefits.
“It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective," she said. "It doesn’t make sense from an economic point of view. It’s deeply unfair, given that this is a benefit for people who only pay taxes, and so why should someone who works and pays taxes be treated differently?"
But not everyone feels the same way, like US Senator Kevin Cramer from North Dakota.
“We’re spending a lot more money than we have right now in an economy who’s recovery is certain, but the timeline is not," Sen. Cramer said. "So, I think we have to take care of American citizens first."
Cramer wants to take care of full citizens and the economy first, then look at immigrants who pay taxes.
“Now, if you have documented workers, contributing in the form of taxes, certainly that would be the next priority,” said Cramer.
According to Vimo, immigrants contribute billions in taxes.
“In 2015 alone, which is the last year we have data, ITIN filers paid almost $24 billion in federal taxes," Vimo said. "Immigrants pay state and local taxes, estimated almost $12 billion a year."
Immigrants pay taxes on pretty much everything citizens do.
“They pay sales tax, property taxes, gas taxes I don’t get to go to the corner store and buy a sandwich and say, 'I’ll have a sandwich, but oh, by the way I’m undocumented. Please don’t charge me the sales tax,'” said Vimo.
But they won’t be getting a check from the government. At least not this time around.
Vimo and other immigrant advocates hope the next round of COVID-19 stimulus bills include provisions for immigrants and their families.
“We are looking for a bill that would allow states to use Medicaid dollars to ensure treatment for everyone," Vimo said. "That would eliminate needless Social Security requirements for taxpayers to receive the economic impact payments and address this epidemic and address it to everyone.”
11 comments:
Unless they are going to inject Americans suffering from this virus with the bullshit piled up on pallets in the back of the White House. This country should not be reopened by greedy power mad Republican governors and the president.
Now people are being reinfected that is not a cure folks. WE have no widespread testing, wehave no vaccine unless the bullshit cure works for the uninformed.
This is just a power grab by Republicans in a time of weakness for this country. That cannot be allowed to happen vote them out and bury them like a cat turd in the back yard they are not worthy of the trust the American people have put in them.
They work for us the people it is time to send Republicans home by the busload. The blue wave will be washing over America from sea to shining sea. The Republican Party will be relegated to the History channel and where they will show videos and documentaries of the now gone Republican Party.
That day cannot come soon enough for this man.
California is availing funds to undocumented immigrants. I'm okay with money going to farmworkers, but we have many able-bodied men in Brownsville who don't want to work!
These local flojos should NOT get stimulus checks. They should go back to Mexico!
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What does este idiota know about work? NADA NADA NADA puros primadannas ojetes...
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for coffee and pan dulce! NOMAS EN SAN BENE lol
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No son pendejos they're all six feet apart.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion economic rescue package for farmers and ranchers that will include sending out cash payments as well as buying farm products and redistributing them to food banks.
Trump has counted farmers and rural voters among his most solid supporters, and he directed Secretary Sonny Perdue last week to speed through assistance to the agriculture sector as producers increasingly bleed profits and start dumping goods like milk and fresh produce.
cry me a river
these "advocates" give us immigrants a bad name
we are here by choice
we are better off here than in our home countries
we picked our professions
thank you but no thank you
April 18, 2020 at 4:57 PM
No eres gringo estupido y los republicanos no te quieren pinche cocos babosos
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immigrants is used loosely
do you mean people without documents? becaus ei am an immigrant but a legal one now
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