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Dialing for dollars: Undocumented immigrants struggle with swamped phone system to obtain California COVID-19 funds
San Francisco Chronicle / sfgate.com ^ | on June 7, 2020 at 8:07 AM | By Mission Loc@l, By Annika Hom

Posted on 06/08/2020 12:52:20 AM PDT by thecodont

The largest state relief program for undocumented immigrants has $500 debit cards reserved for approximately 3,000 San Francisco residents — but getting one of those cards is proving to be as difficult as finding a Golden Ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $75 million Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants program for 150,000 of the state’s more than 2 million undocumented immigrants allotted $15 million for the Bay Area’s undocumented workers, with $1.5 million earmarked for San Francisco. To distribute it, Catholic Charities has established a phone-only application process.

The demand in a city with some more than 35,000 undocumented residents overwhelmed and crashed the hotline on the first day that it opened.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; california; covid19; funds; illegalaliens; immigration; sanfrancisco
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1 posted on 06/08/2020 12:52:20 AM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont
I would have read them but since I live in Spain:

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2 posted on 06/08/2020 1:12:55 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: thecodont

Hey you Idiots still living in Kalifornication, keep paying your taxes. You’re getting the government you’re paying for.


3 posted on 06/08/2020 1:20:56 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: thecodont

The illegals in CA will get money before I - an American - do . Hell - maybe I will never get it .


4 posted on 06/08/2020 1:39:40 AM PDT by sushiman (i)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I’m in Japan and a non-filer on SSI . Up until very recently I the IRS website would not even accept my zip code or bamk acct. # on their site . Now , I can enter my address and zip but it won’t accept my Japanese bank’s routing or account # ! I don’t have a US acct. so it looks like I may be screwed .


5 posted on 06/08/2020 1:42:20 AM PDT by sushiman (i)
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To: thecodont

Undocumented immigrants in a pigs eye. There illegal aliens with absolutely NO right to anything money from the US taxpayer. Freeloading Third World garbage.


6 posted on 06/08/2020 2:16:18 AM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?U)
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To: sushiman

Apply through the American Consulate.


7 posted on 06/08/2020 4:02:42 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: thecodont

Taking money from those who earn it and giving it to those who vote democrat.


8 posted on 06/08/2020 4:04:02 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Never forget Justine Damond, murdered by a NON-WHITE, NON-CHRISTIAN cop. (Oh, and no riots))
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