Millions of U.S. citizens won’t get federal stimulus assistance under the $2 trillion pandemic aid package because they are married to immigrants who have not yet received their social security number. American Families United president, Randall Emery and member, Ashlee Ramirez were interviewed for the following L.A. Times article.

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Read the article here:

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-20/u-s-citizens-coronavirus-stimulus-checks-spouses-immigrants?fbclid=IwAR2nNN5w5PUlYAsL0k5aJUgWDSIFCmfxCHDP0XSeiBiwUICrJ5-M8Zhljy8

 

Further reading on the topic from the Dallas Morning News here:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/04/16/shes-a-us-citizen-her-husband-isnt-so-she-cant-get-a-stimulus-check/

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