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Undocumented Workers, Disproportionately Hit By Pandemic, May Get More Help In Washington

By NWPB News January 28, 2021

Ramón Núñez is currently driving for food delivery services to make money after switching from driving for Uber in order to lessen his exposure to COVID-19. He is photographed in Issaquah on Jan. 27, 2021. He is one of about 60,000 undocumented immigrants to get funds from the state during the pandemic. CREDIT: Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut

If approved next month, the additional $70 million would make Washington state a nationwide leader in help offered to the undocumented community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, Latino and Black people in particular. Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an unprecedented $125 million in aid for undocumented workers. Washington state Read More

Federal Court Orders Trump Administration To Accept New DACA Applications

By NPR News July 18, 2020

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students celebrate on June 18 at the Supreme Court after the justices rejected President Trump's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants. CREDIT: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

As NPR reported earlier this week, the Trump administration has not been accepting new applicants even after the Supreme Court ruled last month that the administration didn't go about ending the program correctly. Read More

Tri-Cities Concerts Go Beyond Politics To Highlight Lives Of DACA Recipients

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa January 2, 2020

The Mid-Columbia Mastersingers will hold three performances of “American Dreamers,” a presentation of work written by composers who are also immigrants to the U.S., on January 10, 11 and 12. CREDIT: Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/NWPB

Daniela Medina is a first-grade teacher in the Kennewick School District — at the same school she found herself in at age six when she and her family immigrated to Washington from Mexico in 2001. The Mid-Columbia Mastersingers are holding concerts January 10, 11 and 12 of music by immigrant composers to tell the stories behind the politics. Read More