Undocumented workers are being laid off, becoming easy targets for extortion and fraud.
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“We got our last checks one month later. We do not know when we are going to be able to get back to work or if we are still going to have a job,” Rosa said. “I have no other form of income. I need money, I need to work. How am I supposed to pay my bills?” As the days tick by and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey extends self-isolation policies, Rosa feels desperate. She needs to find work, but the hotels are still closed, and no one is hiring. Her savings and her partner’s paycheck are barely enough to pay the rent and buy food.
Judith says her manager owed her three paychecks, which she finally received more than a month late. Even when the coronavirus restrictions are lifted in Arizona, she doesn’t know if she can get her job back. Undocumented workers in the U.S. do not have the right to request or use unemployment benefits. During the pandemic, they will not receive financial aid—including the $1,200 stimulus check—from the federal government. U.S. citizens who are married to noncitizens are also barred from receiving a stimulus check. That leaves people like Rosa and Judith without any safety net.
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