
Fact check: No, not all undocumented immigrants will get relief checks. Yes, some of them probably will
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois had an argument on the Senate floor about whether undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive checks from the pandemic relief bill President Joe Biden signed on Thursday. They were both wrong.
Cruz said "every illegal alien in America" would get a $1,400 check. Durbin responded that Cruz's statement is "just plain false," because, he said, "undocumented immigrants do not have Social Security numbers, and they do not qualify for stimulus relief checks, period." They were both wrong.
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The retirement of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin after nearly 30 years in office sparked an expensive three-way Democratic primary that has showcased the party’s divisions over how to confront President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and introduced pro-crypto forces as an influence seeking to shape the midterm elections. The contest is also setting up a test of Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout in the state as he eyes a potential 2028 presidential bid.











