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News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Tiro por la culata, dejar a familias mixtas fuera de la ayuda por desempleo

The vast majority of these workers are considered essential, but when it comes to offering public assistance for them and their families -mixed- they become “disposable workers” as if by magic, says Dr. Raúl Hinojosa. This is a mistake that would cost the state a whopping $ 10 billion in losses.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Ocho de cada 10 indocumentados en EEUU son trabajadores esenciales durante la pandemia, según estudio

La cifra proviene de un análisis de la Universidad de California, llamado ‘Trabajadores esenciales pero desechables’, e indica que ellos pagan anualmente 250 millones de dólares en impuestos, pero una vez pierden sus trabajos se convierten en familias “desechables”.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Excluding Undocumented Immigrants From Stimulus Funds Cost $10 Billion In Economic Activity

“Undocumented workers are fundamental to our economy, especially during the pandemic when many of them are the essential workers who are keeping us fed, safe and healthy,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

UCLA study reveals demographics with highest COVID-19 case and death rates in LA

A study published July 27 by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, compared COVID-19 case and death rates in LA County across several ethnic, racial and income demographics. While 23 out of every 100,000 white LA County residents died from COVID-19 complications, the rates for Black and Latino residents were 46 per 100,000 and 54 per 100,000…

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Cost of Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from Stimulus Funds: $10 billion in Economic Activity

A UCLA study published today found the exclusion of undocumented residents and their families from the $1,200 stimulus payments given to taxpayers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a loss of $10 billion in potential economic output.

Read More | August 17, 2020

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