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New York state lawmakers plan to hand out COVID-19 checks of over $15,000 to illegal immigrants they say have been excluded from government-issued payments and insurance.
Illegal immigrants are entitled to a payout of up to $15,600, which equates to roughly $300 per week for one year, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, who spearheaded the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund, wrote in an announcement on Tuesday.
The payment will be available to those who are ineligible for federal unemployment benefits and suffered a total or partial loss of work-related earnings following the impact of COVID-19 in the Empire State. This nation’s economy has long been built on the backs of our undocumented workforce, and their essential labor that has helped keep our nation running throughout this pandemic. This long overdue relief will offer hundreds of thousands of New York’s excluded workers the financial support they need to be able to provide for themselves and their fa