2022-01-04 10:41:19

“Essential But Excluded”: Pandemic Aid Left Out Undocumented Immigrants & Their U.S. Citizen Kids

Pandemic relief programs have helped millions of families get through the economic shocks of COVID-19, but undocumented immigrants — many of whom are essential workers — have been largely shut out of such federal aid.

Those undocumented workers who have received limited assistance are now losing the pandemic aid they had only started receiving in August through the Biden administration’s expanded child tax credit program, which expired and is being blocked from further implementation into Build Back Better legislation.

“These families, in spite of the fact that they were essential workers, endured this really punishing income gap,” says journalist Julia Preston, who reported on an undocumented immigrant community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, who sustain the United States’ largest commercial fishing port.

Preston and Ariel Goodman wrote the article “Essential But Excluded” for The Marshall Project and say the difference in income amounts on average to almost $35,000.

Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. 

On DN!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.

Missed an episode?  Check out DN on FSTV VOD anytime or visit the show page for the latest clips.

#FreeSpeechTV is one of the last standing national, independent news networks committed to advancing progressive social change. 

#FSTV is available on Dish, DirectTV, AppleTV, Roku, Sling, and online at freespeech.org.

Amy Goodman Biden Administration Coronavirus Covid COVID-19 Democracy Now! Essential but Excluded Free Speech TV Pandemic Tax Credit Program The Marshall Project U.S. Citizens Undocumented Immigrants

Economy

FSTV Speaks

Social Security Is Under Attack – Fight Back! | FSTV Speaks

Social Security Is Under Attack – Fight Back! | FSTV Speaks

The Rick Smith Show

The Rick Smith Show | An All-Out Assault on Organized Labor

The Rick Smith Show | An All-Out Assault on Organized Labor

The Randi Rhodes' Show

The Randi Rhodes Show | Businesses are Losing Their Minds

The Randi Rhodes Show | Businesses are Losing Their Minds

The Rick Smith Show

The Rick Smith Show | The Leopards Continue Eating Faces

The Rick Smith Show | The Leopards Continue Eating Faces

FSTV Speaks

The Fight for Civil Rights Isn’t Over | FSTV SPEAKS

The Fight for Civil Rights Isn’t Over | FSTV SPEAKS

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

How The Pink Tax Affects You! | Generation Girl Code

How The Pink Tax Affects You! | Generation Girl Code

Don’t Shop There: Hit Back Where It Hurts—Their Profits

Don’t Shop There: Hit Back Where It Hurts—Their Profits

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

The Thom Hartmann Program

The Thom Hartmann Program | ICE is Silencing Protest

The Thom Hartmann Program | ICE is Silencing Protest

FSTV Speaks

FSTV Speaks | Protecting Immigrant Lives

FSTV Speaks | Protecting Immigrant Lives

This Week In White Supremacy- Presented by 1HoodMedia

This Week In White Supremacy | Separation Anxiety

This Week In White Supremacy | Separation Anxiety

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

This Week In White Supremacy- Presented by 1HoodMedia

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

Working Families Power Mass Call: Hands Off Our Health Care - Watch on Demand Now!

Working Families Power Mass Call: Hands Off Our Health Care - Watch on Demand Now!

Related

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

This Week In White Supremacy- Presented by 1HoodMedia

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

From FSTV - THANK YOU!

From FSTV - THANK YOU!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

Proud Partners