與移民結婚的美國公民被禁止領取經濟刺激支票

Some U.S. citizens aren’t eligible for stimulus checks — because they’re married to immigrants

一些美國公民沒有資格領取經濟刺激計劃的支票，因為他們的配偶是移民

The coronavirus stimulus package was meant to put emergency spending money into the economy, issuing a $1,200 check to most Americans that they can use to pay their bills in this time of hardship, and help stimulate businesses in the process. Now, though, we’re learning about all the strings that are coming attached to that hastily passed package — including the fact that U.S. citizens aren’t eligible to receive the money if they’re married and filed taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a social security number.

冠狀病毒刺激計劃的目的是向經濟注入緊急支出資金，向大多數美國人發放一張1,200美元的支票，讓他們在這個困難時期能夠用來支付賬單，並在這個過程中幫助刺激企業。然而，現在，我們瞭解到匆忙通過的方案所附帶的所有條件，包括如果美國公民結婚並與沒有社會安全號碼的移民共同報稅，他們就沒有資格獲得這筆錢。

The LA Times reports that there are more than a million Americans in this position across the country. This is just one more way the Trump administration has found to attack immigrants, no matter how they arrived in this country.

據《洛杉磯時報》報道，全美有100多萬美國人處於這種狀態。這只是特朗普政府找到的攻擊移民的另一種方式，不管他們是如何來到這個國家的。

Ashlee Ramirez, a registered nurse who has spent the last month working long hours in an emergency room and helping to intubate COVID-19 patients, has not received stimulus money because she files her taxes jointly with her husband, Fredy, a Honduran citizen pic.twitter.com/7AAeUWqjRP

阿什利·拉米雷斯(Ashlee Ramirez)是一名註冊護士，上個月一直在急診室長時間工作，幫助19名covid19患者插管。她沒有收到刺激資金，因為她和丈夫弗雷迪(Fredy)一起報稅。弗雷迪是洪都拉斯公民，pic.twitter.com/7AAeUWqjRP

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 21, 2020

——洛杉磯時報，2020年4月21日

According to the Times, the stimulus bill doesn’t just pass over immigrants who don’t pay taxes. Any immigrant without a social security number — even if they have a tax ID and pay U.S. taxes — can render their entire family ineligible to receive any money.

據《紐約時報》報道，經濟刺激法案不僅忽略了不納稅的移民。任何沒有社會安全號碼的移民——即使他們有納稅身份並在美國納稅——都可能使他們的整個家庭沒有資格獲得任何錢。

Related: No Stimulus Check Lifeline for U.S. Undocumented Families 相關報道:美國無證件家庭沒有經濟刺激計劃

This isn’t about documented versus undocumented immigration, either. Immigrants to the U.S. receive a social security number only when they receive a work permit, which means there are a whole host of visas immigrants can use to come to the country perfectly legally (student or fiancé visas, for example) that won’t get them a work permit or a social security card. For people on non-work visas, it’s impossible to obtain a social security number until obtaining permanent resident status, which is a whole other process that takes a ton of paperwork, a ton of money, and months or even years of waiting, depending on how backed up the system was at the time they applied. The LA Times interviewed a number of people who are in the middle of the months-long process of applying for a legal green card, whose families won’t receive stimulus checks because of it.

這也不是關於合法移民和非法移民的問題。移民到美國獲得社會安全號碼只有當他們獲得工作許可證,這意味著有大量的移民簽證可以使用來這個國家完全合法的(例如,學生或未婚夫簽證),不會讓他們工作許可證或社會保障卡。非工作簽證的人,是不可能獲得一個社會安全號碼,直到獲得永久居民身份,這是一個完全不同的過程,需要大量的文書工作,大量的錢,幾個月,甚至幾年的等待,這取決於備份系統時應用。《洛杉磯時報》採訪了一些正在申請合法綠卡的人，他們的家庭因此得不到經濟刺激。

“What does it mean when I pledge allegiance to the flag?” she said. “It’s supposed to be justice for all. I feel like that flag that I love so much has not stood for justice for me and my family.” pic.twitter.com/vFpiEi1LQ3

“我向國旗宣誓效忠是什麼意思?””她說。“這應該是所有人的正義。我覺得那面我深愛的旗幟並沒有代表我和我的家人的正義。“pic.twitter.com/vFpiEi1LQ3

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 21, 2020

——洛杉磯時報，2020年4月21日

For the Trump administration (and, let’s be real, Republican lawmakers) to deny families much-needed stimulus money for this reason is nothing but another baseless attack on people who come to live in the U.S., no matter how they do it.

對於特朗普政府(以及共和黨議員們，讓我們面對現實吧)來說，出於這個原因而拒絕給予家庭急需的刺激資金，只不過是對來美國生活的人的又一次毫無根據的攻擊，不管他們怎麼做。

For all their spouting that they have no problem with immigration as long as it’s done “the right way,” this stimulus check provision is proof that that’s not what Trump and GOP lawmakers think at all. They just hate immigrants, and now, by default, American citizens who associate with them.

儘管他們口口聲聲說只要移民是“正確的方式”，他們就不會有任何問題，但這項刺激檢查條款證明，這根本不是特朗普和共和黨議員所想的。他們只是討厭移民，而現在，在默認情況下，他們討厭與他們交往的美國公民。

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $125-million relief package to help immigrants without legal status by offering $500 cash grants for individuals in the U.S. illegally and up to $1,000 for families. https://t.co/EE47GI4gFx

上週，加州州長紐森(Gavin Newsom)宣佈了一項1.25億美元的救助計劃，旨在幫助沒有合法身份的移民，其中包括向在美國非法居留的個人提供500美元現金補助，向家庭提供至多1000美元現金補助。https://t.co/EE47GI4gFx

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 21, 2020

——洛杉磯時報，2020年4月21日

In response to this, California has announced its own stimulus plan, offering grants of up to $500 for individuals and $1,000 for families, meant to help immigrants without legal status get through this crisis. But immigrants who dohave legal status, but aren’t able to work in the U.S.? The government is leaving those people (and their families) out of help, and it’s heartbreaking.

對此，加州宣佈了自己的經濟刺激計劃，為個人提供500美元的補助，為家庭提供1000美元，旨在幫助沒有合法身份的移民度過危機。但是那些有合法身份但不能在美國工作的移民呢?政府讓這些人(和他們的家人)得不到幫助，這令人心碎。

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