New York state plans to allocate $2.1 billion to a fund that would help undocumented workers hurt by the pandemic. As part of the $212 billion 2022 budget deal, the state would give one-time payments of up to $15,600 to hurt workers who weren't eligible for federal relief because of their undocumented status. Almost 300,000 people may be eligible, Yahoo Money reported. 'The $2.1 billion fund to aid excluded workers in this pandemic is urgently needed, thoroughly deserved, and will benefit not only workers and their families but also the communities where they live,' David Dyssegaard Kallick, deputy director of the […]
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