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Tag: undocumented unemployment

Farmworkers around the Watsonville community pick strawberries as the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan passes through on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Today, Gov. Newsom announced a new housing program for farmworkers that will provide hotel rooms for those who need to isolate due to COVID-19. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

New law in 1 minute: California offers tax credits to some undocumented workers

Jackie Botts by Nick Roberts and Jackie Botts December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

In 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom more than doubled how much money the state spends on its tax credit for low income workers. But since its establishment in 2015, the credit has been unavailable for undocumented workers who pay taxes, until now. Depending on a household’s size and income, the California Earned Income Tax credit can […]

Mariana with her daughter Genessis, 8, and son Gerardo, 2, on September 7, 2020. The family of four shares a one-bedroom apartment in National City but have fallen behind on rent payment due to Mariana and her husband both losing months of work amid the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom weighs aid for undocumented Californians weathering pandemic with no safety net

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts September 8, 2020September 14, 2020

Pandemic steals most from immigrant working women

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts May 21, 2020September 16, 2020

Undocumented workers face obstacles qualifying for benefits during the pandemic

by Jacqueline Garcia and Erica Hellerstein April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
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