Undocumented workers hit hardest by pandemic, study says. Will California 'do more?' [fresnobee.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/18/202:41 PM

By Yesenia Amaro, The Fresno Bee, June 17, 2020

Nearly 360,000 undocumented workers have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic in California, where the job recovery lags behind the rest of the country, a new analysis has found.

Researchers with UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center on Tuesday released the policy report. The study shows undocumented workers in California continue to lose their jobs while other population groups see slow job gains nationally.

The report was co-authored by Edward Flores, an associate professor at UC Merced, and Ana Padilla, executive director of the university’s Community and Labor Center.

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