Excluding undocumented immigrants from stimulus funds cost $10 billion in economic activity

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 09:00 in Mathematics & Economics

A UCLA study published today found the exclusion of undocumented residents and their families from the $1,200 stimulus payments given to taxpayers a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a loss of $10 billion in potential economic output. It also cost 82,000 jobs nationally and 17,000 jobs in California, the research found. The study is a […]

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