The Seattle City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution asking Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee to create a relief fund for undocumented workers affected by the current novel coronavirus pandemic.
The resolution, which was championed at the grassroots level by several immigrants’ rights organizations and introduced by sponsors Seattle City Councilmembers Lorena Gonzalez and Teresa Mosqueda at the City Council’s May 18 meeting, asks that the governor create the fund, because undocumented workers are ineligible for regular federal or state unemployment benefits or relief, despite paying taxes like official United States citizens.
During the City Council’s meeting, several undocumented immigrants and their community representatives spoke briefly about their experiences, during the public comment period. A community leader with OneAmerica said that her husband lost his job, due to the pandemic and ensuing business closures. He was the sole supporter of their family, she said. Now, the family has no resources to fall back on, she said, and can’t cover even their most basic expenses, such as rent, insurance, or internet for the couple’s children to be able to do their homework.
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Figures. What else do we expect when we elect people who hate this country. TIME TO UN-ELECT THE LIKES OF ALL DEMS. THE GOVS NOW AND MANY MAYORS IN BLUE STATES SHOULD BE OUR TARGETS TO START AND PUT IN REPUBLICANS. WE SEE THE TRUE SOCIALIST COLORS NOW.
Problem is we need to un-elect ALL of them. For every R who does not stop this madness, they are in tacit agreement with the D's, who are outright fascists.