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Excluded Workers Fund: How Undocumented Immigrants Can Apply

Applications for the Excluded Workers Fund are now open. Here is everything you need to know, and how undocumented immigrants can apply.

Some 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers are now eligible for help under the historic Excluded Workers Fund established in the state budget. But there are still some more hurdles to get the cash. Here’s a breakdown.

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Cuomo Pushes Burdensome Requirements for Undocumented Workers Fund

By Lee Harris Politics Primary category in which blog post is published
An undocumented workers fund is a measure currently planned for New York’s next budget would provide more than $2 billion in cash assistance for New Yorkers who have been ineligible for federal relief payments during the pandemic

Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Help Separated Children, A Year Later

By Aldana Vales Zero Tolerance Primary category in which blog post is published

Nonprofits Supporting Immigrants Suffer From State Budget Cuts

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An undocumented workers fund is a measure currently planned for New York’s next budget would provide more than $2 billion in cash assistance for New Yorkers who have been ineligible for federal relief payments during the pandemic

Every Year, There’s a Struggle to Fund Legal Services for New York State Immigrants

By Eliza Loukou New York State Legislature Primary category in which blog post is published

New York, a Sanctuary State, Provides Criminal Justice Data to ICE

By Felipe De La Hoz Immigration Enforcement Primary category in which blog post is published

New York Legislature Passes Bill Providing Undocumented Students with Tuition Aid

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Voter Turnout Rises in Immigrant Heavy Communities

Jackson Heights and South Ozone Park in Queens saw a particularly large boom in turnout this year.

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As NY Democrats Pick Up Major Seats, Immigration Measures Get a Second Chance

Democrats have fresh opportunities to pass immigration reforms and question federal authorities.

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On Long Island, Latino Voters Could Be the Democrats’ Dark Horse

Can they succeed where other get-out-the-vote efforts have failed?

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Democrats Bank on Arab American Turnout in Bay Ridge

Races to unseat state Senator Marty Golden and Rep. Dan Donovan could be decided by a large turnout of Arab American voters.

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The New York Primaries are Over. What Does it Mean for Immigration Policy?

Will Cuomo's leftward shift hold? Probably not

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Immigrants Becoming Part of Democratic Party Infrastructure

In an election year where immigration concerns energized voters.

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Jumaane Williams Campaign Marks Progress for Caribbean-Americans

Despite his defeat, the councilman's campaign marks a new chapter for one of the city's largest immigrant groups.

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Alcántara Defeated Despite Dominican-American Roots

Alcántara's membership in the Independent Democratic Conference sealed her defeat.

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Progressive Women Run to Push Passage of New York’s DREAM Act

Can they push it through the deadlock in Albany?