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People Rally for Immigrant Relief Fund in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) unveiled the state’s budget on Tuesday, but just like federal relief bills, it included no coronavirus relief money for immigrants.

Mazin Sidahmed

Aug 31, 2020

New Jersey State House

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People rallied Saturday in Passaic City Hall in New Jersey to call on the state legislature to provide relief funds for immigrants. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) unveiled the state’s budget on Tuesday, and it included no coronavirus relief money for immigrants. Make the Road New Jersey organized the rally to demand that help, especially since immigrants were also left out of federal government pandemic stimulus packages. It is calling for the passage of bill S2480, would provide one-time payments to undocumented and eligible taxpayers. According to the bill, undocumented New Jersey state residents pay $1.1 billion in federal taxes and $600 million in state and local taxes. NorthJersey.com

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Mazin Sidahmed

Mazin Sidahmed is the co-executive director of Documented. He previously worked for the Guardian US in New York. He started his career writing for The Daily Star in Beirut and he also contributed to Politico New York.

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