Total cost estimated at $4.38 billion 

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Total cost estimated at $4.38 billion
Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2021) – A new analysis ([link removed]) from the Center for Immigration Studies reveals that many illegal immigrants will be receiving stimulus checks, estimated to total $4.38 billion dollars, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

During the debate over the Covid relief bill Senator Durbin (D-IL) stated that “Undocumented immigrants do not have Social Security numbers, and they do not qualify for stimulus relief checks.” This is incorrect.

CIS estimates that there are 2.65 million illegal immigrants who have Social Security numbers that allow them to receive stimulus checks. We estimate that 2.1 million of these individuals have incomes low enough to qualify for checks, and they have 1.1 million U.S.-born dependent children.

Dr. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research and author of the analysis, states, “There is simply no question that millions of illegal immigrants will receive billions of dollars in Covid relief checks. This highlights an even more disturbing fact – illegal immigrants are being issued Social Security numbers in large numbers. This is a clear indication that America is simply not serious about enforcing its immigration laws.”

Among the findings:


· There are 653,000 illegal immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and 411,000 with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). These individuals have work authorization, which comes with a valid Social Security number allowing them to receive a Covid stimulus check.

· In FY 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued 882,000 work authorizations and Social Security numbers to other illegal immigrants. Among the categories eligible are adjustment of status, suspense of deportation, and asylum applicants, as well as those given withholding of removal, deferred action (non-DACA), and parolees.

· All of the above categories, as well as others, can be described as aliens temporarily present without status. These individuals are in the country illegally and could be required to leave. Yet, under the current system, they are still given work authorization and Social Security numbers, allowing them to receive cash payments such as the Earn Income Tax Credit and Covid relief checks.

· In addition to the nearly two million illegal immigrants issued work authorization and Social Security numbers by USCIS, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has previously estimated that 700,000 illegal immigrants use stolen identities and Social Security numbers.

· In total we estimate that there are 2.65 million illegal immigrants with Social Security numbers that could allow them to receive Covid stimulus checks.

· Based on their characteristics, we estimate that 2.1 million of these illegals have incomes that allow them to qualify for Covid payments. Those with qualifying incomes also have 1.1 million U.S.-born dependent children.

· Illegal immigrants could receive a total of an estimated $4.38 billion in stimulus checks from the new Covid relief bill – $2.85 billion directly and another $1.53 billion on behalf of their children.

· Not included in these numbers are an estimated (by SSA) 600,000 former guestworkers, employed illegally who use the Social Security numbers issued to them when they were in status. Although they should not be eligible for checks, we have been unable to determine what steps the government takes to actually prevent them from receiving payments. The same is true for the 1.8 million illegal immigrants SSA has estimated use Social Security numbers and names that do not match.

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