Could Immigrants get a second Stimulus Check?

Could immigrants get a second stimulus payment?

The HEROES Act offers a larger stimulus payment than the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. CARES Under the new legislation each member of a household would receive $1,200, including children. The income thresholds would remain the same, meaning that single taxpayers earning less than $75,000 and married taxpayers earning a total of $150,000 would receive the full payments. For instance, a family of four whose parents earn less than $150,000 would receive $4,800. 

CARES also drew fire for its exclusion of many immigrants, including those who are in the U.S. legally. Only immigrants with Green Cards were allowed to receive stimulus money, which excludes millions of immigrants who pay taxes but haven’t qualified for a Green Card. The law also excluded Americans who are married to immigrants without Green Cards, an exclusion that sparked lawsuits alleging discrimination against them as well as their American children denied payments.

HEROES would require only that a taxpayer have a “taxpayer identification number” — a number used by immigrants to pay taxes — rather than a Social Security number, as CARES required.