‘Long overdue’ support for undocumented workers, advocates say Members of Sepa Mujer at a rally to gain support for the Excluded Workers Fund. (Courtesy photo)
For undocumented workers on the East End, March typically signals an important shift. It is a time when seasonal work across a number of industries agriculture, landscaping, restaurants, tourism, housekeeping picks up, and families are able to get back on their feet financially, after their income often dwindles significantly during winter. For those workers, the coronavirus pandemic could not have arrived at a worse time.
Sister Mary Beth Moore of Centro Corazon de Maria, an immigrant advocacy group in Hampton Bays, witnessed the fallout at this time last year.