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US President Donald Trump is looking to send out stimulus checks to millions of Americans. But, he rejected the possibility of undocumented immigrants receiving a payment. Undocumented immigrants were largely ineligible for the first round of economic impact payments, a provision Democrats sought to correct with a relief package of their own. It passed the House in May under the HEROES Act, as certain undocumented immigrants would be eligible for the second round, as well as a retroactive payment from the CARES Act that passed in March. President Trump informed reporters during Friday’s briefing that the government has $300 billion and he’s willing to use for another round of stimulus checks, but payments won’t be given to illegal aliens.

President Trump said, “They came into the country illegally, and now we give them a check? We want to give the checks to the American people”. He’s willing to spend the money and Trump said there’s a theory that he could use the funds for stimulus checks without asking anyone for permission. Moreover, the president doesn’t have plans to tackle it on his own, as he did with unemployment, and said he’d ask Congress to approve it. Talks about a second round of stimulus checks started shortly after the US Congress unanimously approved $1,200 payments for individuals earning $75,000 or less in March. Trump, Democrats, and Republicans are on board with another round but differences on other provisions and the total cost of another relief package left negotiations at a standstill.

Point to be noted that Trump said it’s possible it could largely resemble those afforded under the CARES Act. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters on August 2 stimulus checks were one of the few items the White House and top Democrats agreed on and that Trump was prepared to sign off on the provision. Mnuchin said, “The president supported payments of the exact same amount and minor changes would allow additional people to get it”. US Senators are set to return from the August recess on Tuesday and making the passage of a relief package possible. However, legislators will be in Washington, D.C. to vote if necessary. The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t confident they’ll have anything to vote on.