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In 2010, it was the MTA payroll tax. In 2012, it was same-sex marriage. And in 2020, it was bail and police reform. Now, a new wedge issue seems to have emerged for Republicans in New York ahead of the 2022 elections: providing unemployment benefits to undocumented workers. Already, it seems that disinformation about the $2.1 billion so-called excluded workers fund is beginning to spread as Republicans in the state and even nationally express staunch opposition to the program.
Assembly Member Kieran Michael Lalor appeared on the right-wing news network Newsmax and falsely stated that undocumented immigrants who can’t prove residency can still receive benefits. That was after he published an op-ed that erroneously said the fund is $5 billion, inflated the maximum benefits it would provide and perpetuated the idea that all undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes by saying they don’t contribute to unemployment insurance. In an email to City & State, Lalor doubled down on
NY excluded workers: How undocumented immigrants get a share of $2 1B
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NY excluded workers: How undocumented immigrants get a share of $2 1B
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New York is set to give payments to thousands of undocumented workers excluded from federal benefits and unemployment payments during the pandemic due to their immigration status.
The excluded worker fund, included in a $212 billion budget deal passed by the state Legislature last week, can also provide payments for other low-income workers who weren’t eligible for the relief measures.
The fund can provide payments of $15,600 or $3,200 to eligible recipients, depending on the criteria they meet. That is much higher than the $500 one-time cash benefit that was set aside in a similar program in California.
In New York, the program is estimated to help nearly 300,000 undocumented workers, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute, a labor-backed think tank.
NY excluded workers: How undocumented immigrants get a share of $2 1B
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