The Government Is Spending $22 Million To Help Illegal Immigrants Get COVID Vaccines

A leftwing organization is set to receive more than $22 million from the United States government for a campaign that encouraged illegal aliens to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, The Daily Wire has learned.

Nearly $19 million of the $22.4 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has already been paid out to UnidosUS to support the leftwing non-profit’s efforts to expand vaccination with a focus on “vulnerable populations” within the Latino community, including illegal aliens.

The grant, dispersed through the Center for Disease Control, funds UnidosUS’s campaign to “increase awareness, education, and promotion of the COVID-19 vaccine among Latinos, including vulnerable populations, E.G. essential workers and undocumented individuals.” The grant began in February 2021 and is set to conclude at the end of January 2026.

UnidosUS, a 501(c)(3) organization that describes itself as the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, appears to have used the funding to create the “Esperanza Hope for All Adult Vaccine Access Program,” which it credits to the CDC funding.

“Since its inception in 2021, Esperanza Hope for All … has been at the forefront of mitigating the health, economic and educational impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Latino communities,” a program factsheet reads.

A 2021 toolkit promoting the program includes question-and-answer flashcards, including one that asks, “Can I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I am undocumented?”

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“Yes, the COVID-19 vaccines are available for the undocumented community,” the toolkit reads. “Public health employees should not discriminate against undocumented individuals from getting the COVID-19 vaccines,” and “the Biden administration has stated that ICE and CBP will not be at vaccination sites.”

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The toolkit also includes a list of “messaging do’s and don’ts.” Partner organizations encouraging vaccination were encouraged to avoid phrases like “keep your country safe,” instead saying “keep your family safe” or “keep those most vulnerable safe.”

The funding was awarded to the UnidosUS despite the organization admitting in its own documents that COVID-19 deaths were not disproportionately prevalent among Latinos in relation to their share of the United States population.

“The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a horrific toll on our nation, and Hispanics have suffered disproportionately. Latinos are 18% of the population but are 21% of all COVID-19 cases and 18% of all deaths nationwide,” the group states before adding that Latinos were found to be more likely to be hospitalized for the disease. 

UnidosUS did not respond to a request for comment.