If you are struggling with finances during the pandemic, these tips may be helpful. The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S.
but work here and pay taxes. RELATED: Coronavirus stimulus FAQ: Who gets stimulus money? Will paper checks be issued?
When will it come? That includes Carmen Contreras Lopez, a 48-year-old housekeeper who, though she earns low wages, files a tax return each year.
Since the virus took hold, she has lost most of her clients and is getting by with help from her oldest son. But she won’t see a penny of the money promised to most Americans in response to the pandemic. “It’