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. RaĂșl Hinojosa. This is a mistake that would cost the state a whopping $ 10 billion in losses.
Read More | August 17, 2020
La cifra proviene de un anĂĄlisis de la Universidad de California, llamado ‘Trabajadores esenciales pero desechables’, e indica que ellos pagan anualmente 250 millones de dĂłlares en impuestos, pero una vez pierden sus trabajos se convierten en familias “desechables”.
âUndocumented 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,â said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute.
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…
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.
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