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Workers for the state Department of Motor Vehicles say the agency has stepped up its...

New York State’s Excluded Workers Fund is running out of cash, leaving many undocumented workers out of the $2.1 billion program.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has doled out $250 million so far from a $2 billion fund...

Republicans Demand Audit of Taxpayer-Funded COVID Relief After New York Earmarks Billions for Illegal Immigrants Two top Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing for an audit of the recently-passed COVID-19 relief package after New York state created a fund to send payments to illegal immigrants. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the top GOP member on the House Oversight Committee, asked Eugene Sperling, who is overseeing implementation of the relief package, to probe the fund. “The $2.1 billion price tag...

New York to Give $15,000 to Undocumented Workers Hit By COVID VladTV 3,380 views   •  comments A $2.1 billion fund was made between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York lawmakers on Tuesday (April 6) to assist people who were excluded from unemployment benefits during the pandemic, including undocumented immigrants. The fund is part of a broader $212 billion state budget agreement aimed to jumpstart the economy. It will give one-time payments of up to $15,600 to undocumented immigrants who lost their jobs during the pandemic.  Those wishing to apply for the fund will need to verify that t...