New Estimates Find that 125,000 Undocumented Workers Lost Job Due to COVID-19
Groups Call for State Stimulus for Undocumented Taxpayers and $600/week payments for undocumented workers ineligible for Unemployment
(New Jersey) – On Monday April 27, 2020, immigrant workers, community, faith and labor organizations hosted a virtual press conference to urge New Jersey to create a disaster relief fund. Immigrant workers left behind by relief efforts shared their stories. Organizational cosponsors include ACLU-NJ, AFSC, SEIU 32BJ Central Jersey DSA, Hudson County Central Labor Council, El Pueblo Unido of Atlantic City IFPTE Local 194, LUPE, New Labor, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, Ironbound Community Corp, Faith in New Jersey, Make the Road New Jersey, and South Jersey DSA.
