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Rachko, Jr.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis week, United States lawmakers are considering the\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/politics\/mcconnell-set-to-unveil-$1t-covid-19-rescue-package\/6330625\/\u0022\u003Enext Covid-19 relief package\u003C\/a\u003E. The US has now surpassed four million positive cases of the novel coronavirus, while\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/VYs2CMZj4B?amp=1\u0022\u003E1.4 million more workers filed for unemployment\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0insurance just last week. Congress should enact a relief bill that protects all those affected, including immigrants, who are among the most\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2020\/06\/09\/hispanic-women-immigrants-young-adults-those-with-less-education-hit-hardest-by-covid-19-job-losses\/\u0022\u003Edisproportionately impacted\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0by the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECovid-19 relief bills should assist immigrant families \u2013 even if some of their members are unauthorized \u2013 whose rights to adequate housing, food, health, and more are increasingly at risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs of 2018, there were over\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/01\/30\/immigrant-share-in-u-s-nears-record-high-but-remains-below-that-of-many-other-countries\/\u0022\u003E44 million\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0foreign-born people living in the US, including\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/11\/us\/undocumented-immigrant-workers.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eeight million unauthorized workers\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0and\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.clasp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/PIF%20National%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20COVID%204%20and%20Immigrants.pdf\u0022\u003E12.6 million\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0children (including US citizens) living with at least one noncitizen in their household. Effective public health and economic safety requires the protection of all community members regardless of immigration status. Many are among the nearly\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2020\/03\/24\/hispanics-more-likely-than-americans-overall-to-see-coronavirus-as-a-major-threat-to-health-and-finances\/?fbclid=IwAR2fECQU_JtjuoxDRs2XW-BoWyIb2vJnJ8409w8yzUv5-98gFbLNsAsqy90\u0022\u003E60 million Latinos\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0in the US, one of the\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/03\/us\/politics\/latino-voters-california-texas-super-tuesday.html\u0022\u003Elargest nonwhite groups of voters in 2020\u003C\/a\u003E, who were already facing\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/coronavirus-could-decimate-latino-wealth-which-was-hammered-great-recession-n1178861\u0022\u003Epersistent income inequality and disparities in wealth\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0before being hit hard by the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EImmigrants are especially\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/research\/immigrant-workers-us-covid-19-response\u0022\u003Evulnerable\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0in this pandemic because many are in jobs on the front lines. Many essential workers, including\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/04\/16\/834258639\/how-immigrant-medical-professionals-are-helping-to-fight-the-coronavirus\u0022\u003Edoctors, nurses and medical staff\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2019-06-03\/immigrants-make-up-1-in-4-us-health-care-workers\u0022\u003Emaintenance workers\u003C\/a\u003E, delivery persons,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/south-jersey-covid19-farm-workers-season-coronavirus-testing-confusion-20200721.html\u0022\u003Efarmworkers\u003C\/a\u003E, foodservice staff,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2019\/09\/04\/when-were-dead-and-buried-our-bones-will-keep-hurting\/workers-rights-under-threat\u0022\u003Emeat processing workers\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/30\/forgotten-suffering-without-aid\u0022\u003Estreet vendors\u003C\/a\u003E, are immigrants.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, fear of the US government\u2019s\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2017\/12\/06\/deported\/immigrants-uprooted-country-they-call-home\u0022\u003Eharsh immigration enforcement\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0measures\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2020\/05\/immigrants-sick-covid-19-are-scared-seek-help\/612142\/\u0022\u003Emay keep immigrant families from\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0seeking financial relief or medical care.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/senate-bill\/3548\/text?q=product+update\u0022\u003ECARES Act\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0relief package enacted in March does not provide enough access to assistance, testing, and treatment for\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2020\/03\/26\/822086702\/the-senate-relief-bill-provides-economic-relief-but-not-to-some-immigrants\u0022\u003Eimmigrant community members\u003C\/a\u003E. It also requires that recipients of relief funds for basic necessities have a\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/10\/us-focus-relief-effort-those-most-need\u0022\u003Esocial security number\u003C\/a\u003E. This has excluded many from the benefits, including US citizens married to immigrants filing taxes without a social security number and US citizen children, as well as\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/policy2020\/votervital\/how-many-undocumented-immigrants-are-in-the-united-states-and-who-are-they\/\u0022\u003Emillions of undocumented persons\u003C\/a\u003E, many of whom\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/3\/1\/18241692\/undocumented-immigrants-pay-state-local-taxes\u0022\u003Epay taxes\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grijalva.house.gov\/press-releases\/reps-grijalva-chu-correa-and-senators-hirono-and-harris-introduce-coronavirus-immigrant-families-protection-act\/\u0022\u003EMembers of the House of Representatives and Senate\u00a0\u003C\/a\u003Ehave introduced the\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.harris.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/harris-hirono-chu-grijalva-correa-introduce-legislation-to-provide-critical-assistance-to-vulnerable-communities-impacted-by-covid-19-pandemic-\u0022\u003ECoronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act\u003C\/a\u003E, a federal relief bill that would prohibit discrimination based on immigration status in accessing relief funds. The House of Representatives also recently passed the\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6800\/text\u0022\u003EHEROES Act\u003C\/a\u003E, which includes\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/5\/15\/21257361\/heroes-act-coronavirus-bill-immigrants\u0022\u003Eseveral provisions\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0that\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/civilrights.org\/2020\/05\/15\/house-votes-to-lift-and-protect-all-communities-senate-must-now-pass-heroes-act\/\u0022\u003Eprotect immigrants\u003C\/a\u003E.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInclusion without discrimination protects lives, supports the economy, and, simply, is the right course for the US government to take to protect the rights of all community members.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]