By Tatiana Sanchez, San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2020
Hundreds of educators in San Francisco are pledging to donate part of their stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants who make up a vital part of the U.S. and regional workforce but do not qualify for federal aid under the government’s stimulus bill.
United Educators of San Francisco, which represents more than 6,200 San Francisco Unified School District employees, including teachers, nurses, counselors, and psychologists, said it had received 300 pledges totaling more than $100,000 as of Thursday. Organizers plan to expand the campaign to other unions during the coronavirus outbreak.
An estimated 60 million Americans who filed federal tax returns in 2018 and 2019 are expected to receive one-time cash payments as part of the government’s $2 trillion stimulus package. Individuals who make less than $75,000 annually are expected to receive $1,200.
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