Núñez is making less money now but has to make the same $1,500 monthly payment in rent, plus utilities, for his two-bedroom apartment in Tukwila. State aid has helped ease the burden on Núñez, who is one of approximately 60,000 undocumented immigrants to receive financial assistance from Washington state during the pandemic.
Posibilidad de ayuda adicional para la comunidad indocumentada de Washington
But advocates for the state’s undocumented community say there are thousands more who have yet to receive help from the government, in part because they are not eligible for unemployment insurance or any of the federal stimulus checks that have been distributed, even though they pay taxes.Now,
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