There are many small businesses that are owned and operated by undocumented immigrants.
About a quarter of construction workers are immigrants. They may be vulnerable at a time when more housing is needed across the country.
Work permits can increase wages, workforce participation and job potential for undocumented immigrants.
The eligibility expansion benefits the immigrants but may also bring savings to the entire system.
In Indiana, an undocumented student might pay almost $17,000 more per year.
The people who most need the aid “have to jump the most hurdles to get it,” says Chabeli Carrazana, economy reporter at the 19th.
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected many groups, including undocumented immigrants. Lawmakers want them to be compensated.
New immigration bill would reform family-based immigration and visa programs and provide protections from exploitation.
We hear from one line cook who lost his job when the pandemic hit and has since been unable to find another restaurant job.
California will start taking applications in May for cash benefits.
